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The Ultimate Ski Touring Starter Guide - Cripple Creek Backcountry

The Ultimate Ski Touring Starter Guide

What is ski touring? As long as humans have lived in cold climates, they have looked for ways to move...
How to Size an Alpine Touring Ski - Cripple Creek Backcountry

How to Size an Alpine Touring Ski

The ski touring industry is growing faster and faster. With such growth, gear is increasingly improving in terms of price,...
How to choose an Alpine Touring Binding - Cripple Creek Backcountry

How to choose an Alpine Touring Binding

Tech bindings have come a long way in the past decade thanks to an influx of R&D dollars from big...

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Girl in a Ski Shop - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Girl in a Ski Shop

For the last five years I've proudly represented a minority...
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Ski Mountaineering in Mexico- Pico de Orizaba - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Ski Mountaineering in Mexico- Pico de Orizaba

When you think of high altitude ski mountaineering missions, Denali,...
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How to Heat Mold Your Ski Touring Boot Liners

Heat molding AT boot liners is a simple process if...
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Feeling the 'Burn- Blackburn Trip Report May 2016 - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Feeling the 'Burn- Blackburn Trip Report May 2016

“…The mountains speak in wholly different accents to those who...
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Spring Skiing on Independence Pass

Redemption on Grizzly Peak.   The Chute on Grizzly Peak...
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Ski Touring in Banff National Park - Wapta Traverse Huts - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Ski Touring in Banff National Park - Wapta Traverse Huts

My parents were a little surprised to see me arrive...
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Last minute gains: Improving Hip Strength and Flexibility - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Last minute gains: Improving Hip Strength and Flexibility

My 2015 trail running season was cut short in late...
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Ski Touring on Mount Hood, South Route - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Ski Touring on Mount Hood, South Route

If you love ski-touring and you haven't made a trip...
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Pearl Couloir Ski Descent Cathedral Peak Colorado - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Pearl Couloir Ski Descent Cathedral Peak Colorado

The Pearl Couloir is an amazing and aesthetic line beginning...
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In Search of Snow - Cripple Creek Backcountry

In Search of Snow

Searching for and finding snow in August in Montezuma Basin...
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Managing Persistent Weak Slabs: Presentation Debrief - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Managing Persistent Weak Slabs: Presentation Debrief

Click to view The first Wednesday of the month the...
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CAIC and Regional Avalanche Forcasting

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) provides an invaluable resource...
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