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In the Bag
So what to pack when you’re headed out into the backcountry? We go over safety gear in this story on avy safety, but here’s the rest of what we recommend. Two low-profile packs that stand out are Deuter’s Freeride Pro 30 ($149; deuter.com) and Mammut’s Nirvana Snowpack ($170; mammut.ch). Both ride well, hold just the [...]
Binding Bonanza
TELEMARK 22 Designs Hammerhead The Hammerhead has become the hands-down favorite when it comes to tele bindings. Why? Reliability and snappy big-ski performance for one, but even better is the ability to adjust it at five different tension settings. $225; twentytwodesigns.com Black Diamond 01 The best tele touring binding we have tested, the O1 is [...]
On Your Rocker
BOARDS K2 Darkside Our go-to ski for tearing through big dumps, the Darkside looks like a waterski at 156/128/144—and it absolutely floats at high speed in deep stuff. Yet what really impressed us was how it could turn in area since the rocker is only in the tip with regular camber underfoot and in the [...]
Suffering and Salvation
What do you get when you head out on the Colorado Interconnect? In this case, three resorts, thousands of turns and only one blister. The wind doesn’t like us. It pelts us with icy pellets of snow. It tries to push us over. It tears at our skis, balanced on our shoulders as we scrape [...]
Your Post-Season Bucket List
Then suddenly it’s over. Football season is done (the Broncos are long done), and there’s almost nothing good to watch on TV anymore. The remote control home-arrest bracelet immediately becomes irrelevant, and your weekends beckon with all the possibilities of distant peaks, deep blue mornings and fresh white snow. After months of perfecting the four-channel [...]
Grange Land
If you’re looking for real roots music in authentic surroundings, take a trip back in time. The “thump-thump” of feet tapping on plank floorboards while keeping time to a musical tune hasn’t changed much over the years—whether it’s cowboy boots or Keens. The twain do meet in Colorado’s local grange halls. Considered the communication hub [...]
THE SECRETS OF I-70
Got the itch? There are more powder stashes and corn-covered peaks along the I-70 corridor than you could ski/snowboard in a lifetime—all within a short drive of downtown Denver. Local legend and guidebook author Brian Litz runs down three favorite spots to get it on. A few years ago, I slipped out of the office [...]
Take a Sip of Backcountry Lite
Say you don’t want to slog for hours to earn your turns but you do want deep powder, solitude and other amenities those beasts with the skins enjoy. You are a perfect candiate for the slackcountry, my friend. And we know just where you can find it. We traversed the ridge for what seemed like [...]
Brain Freeze
Sure, you know how to find a beacon in a parking lot and dig a pit, but there’s a lot more to avalanche safety than simply carrying the mandatory rescue gear and looking at snow crystals. The most important thing to carry? It’s in your head. Harold Huckjam and three friends leave the parking lot [...]
