On the road for a bit, but heard some good news on Dick Jackson. Dick’s the owner of Aspen Expeditions, a mountain guiding service out of Aspen. Besides being one of America’s premier guides he’s an experienced paraglider. This past October he had a bad landing after gliding off Mt. Sopris near Carbondale, Colorado. He [...]
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Hippies, Punx & Misfits
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Vid Review by Craig Dostie 16oct2010 There is little doubt I’m one of the worst folks to ask about whether I like a ski video or not. That love affair ended after I was invited to a special screening of a Warren Miller movie. At the time, skiing was my purpose, and though I loved [...]
Freshies comin’
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The forecast is for rain Sunday afternoon through Monday. Heard rumors about snow up high and the last time we had rain and snow up high—just two weeks ago— there were folks getting face shots off of Job’s Peak on the Nevada side of South Lake Tahoe. Can’t say it will be that deep in [...]
Telemark: 1.4-million strong?
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A look at recent SIA statistics by Craig Dostie Companion article on WildSnow If you cruise over to WildSnow you’ll see my take on the health of the backcountry ski market based primarily on numbers tabulated by the Snowsports Industries of America, better know as SIA and formerly known as the Ski Industries of America. [...]
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Tags: AT, Backcountry, randonnee, statistics 
No Comments »Sunscreens not so hot?
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Since everyone who plays in the outdoors is exposed to the sun nearly everyone uses some sort of sunscreen. There are tons of options available, but which ones really work? You can tell by how much you burn, or tan, or don’t after using them. At least, you can tell what the short term effects [...]
Inching forward.
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No doubt some of you are moaning “Oh No!” right now. ’tis true, Dostie is taking the muzzle off and returning to fling words around that others won’t pay to publish. Perhaps with good reason. For reasons that should be evident whenever you lift your head up to drink the free air, the ability to [...]
