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First Look: Patagonia’s PowSlayer Kit
A kit should look sweet and, most importantly, deliver supreme purpose-built functionality. After a first look, Patagonia’s Pow-Slayer kit looks like a keeper.
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Part 1: A Wrinkle in Time with Ptor Spricenieks
A discussion with noted ski mountaineer and iconoclast, Ptor Spricenieks.
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SWE Dreams
Have it look at the SWE totals: glass half full…there’s plenty of filling to do.
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THR Curates: Moving Lines
Moving Lines documents a 1978 ski expedition across Colorado.
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First Look: Coros Apex 4
Seeking extended battery life and solid mapping functionality, we take a first look at the Coros Apex 4 GPS watch.
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Skin Hole Repair: Compliments of the Zig Zag Stitch and a Friend
A somewhat basic (need to sew) skin tear repair job.
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Considering Backcountry Beta: Part 1
No matter how much beta you have, the moment you step onto steep, complex terrain, it becomes real.
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Tahoe Backcountry Radio Has A Plan
Backcountry community radio channels come to the Tahoe/Truckee region.
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Balancing the Early Season Touring Stoke and Maintaining Vigilance
A thin snowpack and avalanche awareness: Observations from the good folks at the Utah Avalanche Center.
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An Offering: Waxing Skis/Boards for some Zen
On this, the day before U.S. Thanksgiving, we provide a timeworn recipe and a offering for the planks and boards that provide.
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Part 3: The Mindset Shift
Part three of our three-part series on big mountain mindsets: Choosing partners, building habits, and remaining diligent.
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First Look: BD’s Cirque Ultra 25 Ski Pack.
BD calls this a pack, but it has Cirque 22 Ski Vest DNA—we’ll call the Cirque 25 UL a ski vest, too.
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Review: ATK Haute Route 10 Plus Binding
Modest weight, plenty of features, and meets the high-end durability test.
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Some Steep Lines for Your Low-Snow Woes
Out West, it is mostly high and dry (not so much in the East). We’ve got some steep skiing video shorts to placate your woes.
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What’s Inside: Issue 2 of The High Route Journal
In this short-form media moment: we invite you into the long-form with The High Route journal Issue 2.
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Pre-Season Prep for the Wicked Learning Environment
A 2024 presentation by Sarah and Don Carpenter at the 2024 WSAW provides excellent pointers.
