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Spring Ski Mountaineering Essential Gear - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Spring Ski Mountaineering Essential Gear

Spring is almost here! In backcountry ski world, that means the snowpack transitions to a more predicable melt/freeze cycle, the weather...
Elk Mountain Grand Traverse: Insider's Gear Guide 2025

Elk Mountain Grand Traverse: Insider's Gear Guide 2025

Get the inside scoop on the Grand Traverse Gear Guide. Our recommendations are perfect for anyone hoping to race the GT or...
Recreational Level 1 Avalanche Training Preparation Tips

Recreational Level 1 Avalanche Training Preparation Tips

Cripple Creek Backcountry partners with AMGA-accredited guiding service Aspen Expeditions to offer comprehensive avalanche education and companion rescue training. We've...

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Choosing Your Ski Touring Setup

Choosing Your Ski Touring Setup

Finding your first, or next ski touring setup Cripple Creek...
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What's in Your Pack - Part III: Overnight Hut Trip - Cripple Creek Backcountry

What's in Your Pack - Part III: Overnight Hut Trip

Overnight hut trips are every backcountry skiers dream: spending time...
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Shopping guide: This Season's Women's Ski Touring Boots

Shopping guide: This Season's Women's Ski Touring Boots

I know it's been a long road. Tears, pain, cramps,...
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Totally Deep Episode 119: Auden Schendler "A Terrible Beauty"

Totally Deep Episode 119: Auden Schendler "A Terrible Beauty"

Episode 119 features Auden Schendler, the author of the forthcoming book,...
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2024 Backcountry Only Ski Swaps - Cripple Creek Backcountry

2024 Backcountry Only Ski Swaps

Our Backcountry Only Ski Swap is Back Back by popular demand,...
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Bike Wear and Tear – What to Expect on a New Bike

Bike Wear and Tear – What to Expect on a New Bike

Maintenance and mid-season bike tunes and what to expect to...
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Totally Deep Episode 115: Lou Dawson's Avalanche Dreams - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Totally Deep Episode 115: Lou Dawson's Avalanche Dreams

On Episode 115 of Totally Deep Podcast, Doug Stenclik and Randy...
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Best Splitboards for the 2024/2025 Season - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Best Splitboards for the 2024/2025 Season

The colder temps are getting us all excited for splitboarding...
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The Grand Traverse Mountain Bike Race - Cripple Creek Backcountry

The Grand Traverse Mountain Bike Race

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Dynafit Ridge Pro Review - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Dynafit Ridge Pro Review

Dynafit's alpine touring boots have always been at the forefront...
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Museum of women's ski touring boots over the years

Museum of Best Women's Ski Touring Boots Over the Years

Each year we get stoked over and over again about the...
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Cripple Creek Shop Updates: Fall 2023 - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Cripple Creek Shop Updates: Fall 2023

It's been a big summer for us! With the merger...
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