Dec 12 2011
Since the snow has decided to wait but old man winter has not, it’s time to pull out the ice skates. Night time temperatures in Truckee have consistently been in the single digits for over a week now, and day time temps barely break the freezing point. Even better, there hasn’t even been a hint …
Dec 07 2011
Thankfully Rottefella has not only recognized the importance of touring, but has taken steps to address it. Besides making structural changes to the NTN binding for this season, they also gave it a name. Prior to the Eleven-12 season it was simply known as the NTN binding. But now it has a name, the Freeride, in order to distinguish it from its soon to be introduced sibling, the Freedom, optimized for the tour.
Dec 05 2011
Adventure slide show series sponsored by The Backcountry kicks off Friday Dec. 9th with a show by prolific, Cascade-based mountaineer Fred Becky.
Dec 01 2011
Black Diamond does DawnPatrol on FaceBook Some of my friends wonder if backcountry skiing has gotten too popular. There is credence to the question. I pose that before announcing that Black Diamond will be hosting a special FaceBook application to make it easy for you and I to share our DawnPatrol experiences with our FB …
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