Preparing for early season snow and backcountry travel could make or break your next adventure. Written by Colorado Mountain School Guide Andy Hansen If you’ve
As we prepare for another season recreating in the backcountry, it’s hard not to reflect upon how last season ended. I, for one, feel lucky
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
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
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
‘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
The long awaited BCA Tracker 3 is finally out. To BCA’s credit they waited to release the new three antenna beacon until they had all
Backcountry skiing is dangerous, especially this year where we live. So far, I’ve witnessed one of the more hazardous and unpredictable snowpacks that I’ve ever
This is the first weekend of the 2011/2012 season that CMS is offering the AIARE level 1 avalanche course. It only seemed fitting that this
Colorado Mountain School guide, Russell Hunter, demos a Rutschblock Test on an AIARE Avalanche Level 1 course. No matter if you are a backcountry
CMS guide, Joey Thompson, shows us a great snow stability test. Learn more in one of CMS’s avalanche training courses this winter. It’s a great
Senior editor for Backpacker Magazine, Shannon Davis, recently took an AIARE Level 1 avalanche course with Colorado Mountain School. He wrote a great review and
It was an exciting weekend for teaching avalanche courses. Rocky Mountain National Park received around a foot of new snow and with some wind created
Colorado Mountain School Teaches Basics of Backcountry Survival By Adrianne Kroepsch, For the Colorado Daily Posted: 01/20/2010 12:25:56 PM MST Each winter, Colorado assumes a
CMS guide Roy Leggett recently taught another fleet of backcountry skiers and riders just what it takes to travel through avalanche terrain and return unscathed.
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