Following the Sun – Using Caltopo’s Sun Exposure Feature for Spring Ski Touring
A brief introduction to the sun exposure feature on Caltopo and how it can be beneficial to spring ski tour planning.
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The Best Women’s Ski Touring and Splitboarding Packs
It’s not easy to find the right women’s ski touring or splitboarding pack for your needs and body shape. After trying on more backpacks than I can count, buying the wrong pack several times over, and feeling immense frustration toward…
5 Gifts for the Ski Tourer in Your Life
Find some favorite purchases that aren’t ‘big-ticket’ items. These items aren’t in everyone’s pack but are a great complement to other core gear items.
ProView – Native Backbowl Goggles
To explain my appreciation for the design of Native Eyewear’s Backbowl Goggles, I have to explain a little bit of my history working in the ski industry. I began my “career” down under at New Zealand’s Cardrona Alpine Resort (also…
ProView- Outdoor Research Skyward Jacket
Ski touring in the Intermountain West day-in and day-out generally calls for soft shell everything. You will usually find me touring in light, breathable clothing for the ascent and a warm puffy jacket for the descent due to frosty temps, sunny days,…
ProView – G3 Empire 115 Skis and Ion 10 Bindings
‘It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.’ – JRR Tolkien I had a feeling when I…