Mountain Dispatches
Where we distill the noise into longer and short-form pieces.
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Team USA Makes History at Solitude ISMF World Cup: Earns Olympic Berth
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Backcountry in the News
Skimo Olympic spots and TikTok in the news.
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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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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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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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Full Video: Andrzej Bargiel Skis Everest
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Backcountry News
News from the PNW that may better inform the rest of us.
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Part Two: The Mindset Shift
Billy Haas on shifting the mindset when planning for and executing in the bigger mountains.
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Cool Event Alert: Alaska Range Traverses
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Hans Kammerlander and Drawing Lines on Everest
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Yeehaw! Late-October SWE
The THR Department of Atmospheric Rivers slides into first gear with some generous SWE data.
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A Must Watch Doc: “Arctic Alchemy”
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Waiting for Sluffman
Chasing terrain with patience.
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Jim Morrison Everest
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Backcountry Future Proofing
Finding a long-term partner.
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The Fall is Here
Alert: This is not a “best of” list. It’s just a list.
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Hitting the High Notes: the Second Edition of Peaks & Couloirs of Southwest Montana
A Guide to Backcountry Skiing in the Gallatin, Madison, Bridger, Tobacco Root, and Montana Absaroka Mountains by Chris Kussmaul
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The Trouble with Fun
Fun begets smiles, most of the time.