Simon Fraser University and the Colorado Avalanche Information system have a collaborative research project to build “a community of backcountry users called The Snow Pool to provide feedback about how [they] share avalanche safety information.”
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The prefix “iso” means equal or the same. We often refer to an isothermal snowpack in snow science and the backcountry enthusiast’s lexicon. You guessed it, an isothermal snowpack is a snowpack with an equal, or uniform, temperature throughout. And on a lengthy ski traverse isothermal snow can be a buzzkill.
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We chat with Bryce Jones, co-founder of Rocky Talkie, to learn more about the company and the development of the new 5 Watt Radio.
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Rudolph Häusler, a Swiss ear, nose, and throat scientist, is credited with first describing/naming “ski sickness,” a form of motion sickness. Yes, there’s an explanation for that dizzying sensation while skiing in a ping pong ball.
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A few years back, there appeared to be no universally accepted concept for what was an unsupported crossing of Antarctica. Hard to believe. But in the topsy turvy world of “firsts” and adventuring, it all makes sense now, because…World Records are at stake. We try to find some clarity about what we once thought of as pure wilderness exploration—ski traverses in Antarctica.
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