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The Case for Taking an Avalanche Course

Tour Planning 101: Backcountry Skiing

SCARPA ski boot review from Colorado Mountain School guide Jake Gaventa

Guide Gear Review: SCARPA Ski Boots

CMS guide Jason Maurer looks at the RMNP conditions in the Dream Chutes zone.

Reports From the Field: 1/10/18

Guide Gear Review - SCARPA mountaineering boots - Buster Jesik

Guide Gear Review: Scarpa Mountaineering Boots

CMS Snags #2 on Colorado’s 2018 Bucket List

Berthoud Pass Field Report: 1/3/2018

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Boulder, CO 80305

341 Moraine Ave
Estes Park, CO 80517

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Colorado Mountain School is an equal opportunity provider and is operated under special use permit with the Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forest.

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Like if you’re psyched for winter. • P.S. Our Like if you’re psyched for winter. • P.S. Our early season AIARE courses are filling up fast, so we just added some more spots. Be warned - they’ll go quick. Link in bio to see availability. • Forecast courtesy of @findopensnow
The Women’s Rock Climbing Development Series in The Women’s Rock Climbing Development Series in Moab is going down!! AMGA Certified Rock Guide @mtnmia reports in below. • Day 2 Here Amanda is looking down to the valley floor after successfully climbing her first desert tower. • 💪😎🌵☀️🧗‍♀️🏜💪 • Yesterday was day 1 and we worked on sport climbing. Today we embraced the wonderful world of crack climbing at Indian Creek and we sent this fun tower! Tomorrow we will venture to a new zone and explore more conventional trad climbing. • This is a five day immersion into the wonderful world of desert climbing. Interested???? Let us or @mtnmia know as there will be more to come in the future. • #coloradomountainschool #rabequipment #camp_usa #lasportivana #sterlingrope #flashfoxy #optoutside #mountainbabes #rockclimbing #climbinglife #guidinglife #helmetsmatter #girlswhoclimb #climberchicks #mountaingirls #mountainwomen #ascendingwomen #outdoorwomenalliance #liveclimbrepeat #climbinginspiration #womenwhoclimb #outdoorwomen #iloveguiding #climblikeagirl #heyflashfoxy #womenonlead #womenthatclimb
Cold temps and snow are returning to Colorado next Cold temps and snow are returning to Colorado next week, meaning winter is just around the corner. It’s time to start your season preparations. For new and returning backcountry skiers, that means tuning up your tools and/or adding new gear to the quiver, putting fresh batteries in your beacons and brushing up on your avalanche rescue and decision-making skills. And we’re here to help! • We’re excited to bring you a new online avalanche awareness course, completely free thanks to our sponsors at @dynafit @backcountryaccess @camp_usa @rab.equipment @scarpana • Register online at the link in our bio!
Would you go in this outhouse right now? Does the Would you go in this outhouse right now? Does the structure give you cause for concern? How about if you were really desperate? Could you have planned your day better so this was not your only option? • This outhouse has interesting parallels with the decisions we might make in our backcountry ski day when thinking about avalanches. • “Huh, well it seems like a lot of new snow! There is a weak layer buried down there. I really want to ski it, it’s such a sweet line! Well what other option do we have? It’s either this or back down the skin track.” • Join us for an avalanche education course so you don’t get caught with your ski pants around your ankles. • Tag someone in the comments that you want to take an AIARE 1 with. • Photo IFMGA/American Mountain Guide @ianclimbs • #rabequipment #campusa #backcountryaccess #scarpana #dynafit #avalanche #caic #KBYG #aiare #avalancheawareness #avalancheeducation #sendandreturn #wearerab #speedup #huttrip
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