Our AIARE Level 1 avalanche training course is a great introduction to backcountry travel and avalanche risk mitigation. But it’s just that, an introduction. Heck, people have Ph.D.’s in snow
Why Backcountry Skiing? Backcountry skiing and splitboarding has seen an explosion in growth over the past few years. And there’s a reason why many skiers and snowboarders are leaving the resort for
Guide Interview with TransWorld Snowboarding Is an avalanche course right for you? TransWorld Snowboarding interviewed two of our guides to answer that very question. Head on over to TransWorld Snowboarding
Getting lost and coming home late from a day in the mountains can be a real headache. The only thing worse is getting home too early, especially when there’s still
Disclaimer: If you’re hunting for the number of grams or degrees of articulation in a SCARPA ski boot review, this article isn’t for you. If you care about how ski
Rocky Mountain National Park Conditions CMS Avalanche Course Leader and Guide Thomas White reports the field conditions from 1/09/2018 – 1/10/2018. The storm that moved into RMNP on Wednesday, January
What I Look For in a Boot As an avid mountaineer and professional guide, I spend around 100 days a year wearing mountaineering boots, meaning I’ve tried many different models
There’s no shortage of fantastic activities in Colorado, so when our avalanche training courses were featured in the #2 spot for 303magazine’s “88 Things to Do in Colorado in 2018,”
Christmas week brought a series of nice gifts for backcountry travellers. Storms on the 21st, 23rd and Christmas day provided 30-36 inches of holiday wrapping. Unfortunately, subsequent winds tore through
One of the student questions that comes up regularly in AIARE-1 courses is whether it’s safe to go into the backcountry on days when the avalanche danger is elevated. Saturday
Holistic Avalanche Gear The holiday season coincides with dark and cold winter days. At this time of year, I don’t dream of sugar plums. I dream of cold, light fluffy
The American Avalanche Association together with avalanche educators has revised the guidelines for safety training in the USA. Beginning with the 2017-18 season there will be different course progressions for
It’s important to know the history of the layered mountain snowpack if we want to understand the avalanche problems that threaten us and recognize the ever changing danger we face
The avalanche airbag pack may be the most effective piece of safety equipment developed in the last 25 years. In our AIARE 1 and AIARE Avalanche Rescue we focus on
During October the Front range zone got snow from a series of small storms. However, as last week’s Election Day storm began moving across the Front Range most of the
Each year before the season starts I grab all of my beacons, insert a fresh set of batteries in each beacon and head to a nearby park. At the park
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This Summer the Colorado Mountain School decided to expand our climbing programs to the heart of the European Alps and offer alpine rock and mountaineering climbing trips based out
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