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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
La Sportiva Genius Shoe Review Check out the La Sportiva Genius Shoe online here!
This Summer the Colorado Mountain School decided to expand our climbing programs to the heart of the European Alps and offer alpine rock and
RAB Merino + 160 Hoody I’ve worn a lot of fabrics against my skin over a long career in guiding and an even longer life
La Sportiva Approach Shoes Review For the last two years I’ve been wearing and abusing the La Sportiva TX3 & TX4 approach shoes to the
‘A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE UPCOMING AVALANCHE EDUCATION INDUSTRY COURSE ‘SPILT’ FOR RECREATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL AVALANCHE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS…’ Over the past decade we have
RAB Boreas Pull-On From Rocky Mountain National Park, to the North Cascades National Park, to Denali National Park and beyond the RAB Boreas Pull-On is
CAMP HMS Compact Lock The carabiner market is flooded with many different styles, brands, colors and intended uses. So what makes a carabiner stand out
CAMP Storm Helmet At Colorado Mountain School, we are big fans of CAMP/Cassin equipment. I’m going to take a bit of time in this review
Sterling Evolution Aero 9.2mm Rope There is quite an impressive selection of climbing ropes on the market. For a climber in Colorado, we require a
Flash Harness Back in 1997 I bought my first climbing harness. It was a used (broke student) CAMP harness that I purchased from a colleague
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