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  1. M

    Backcountry Touring Poles

    Looking for a pair of adjustable length poles to use for touring. That being said I have always had an affinity to the poles with the extended foam grips on them that kind of have rings to place your fingers between going down the whole foam section (does that make sense)? Does anyone know what...
    • Marshall Barnes
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    • adjustable length poles back country skiing backcountry skiing black diamond traverse carbon stiletto cody townsend extended foam grips komperdell touring trekking poles ski poles ski touring skiing the fifty project
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Hardgoods: Skis, Bindings, Poles, and More
  2. Brock Tice

    Contemplating AT Setups

    I started touring this past spring and have had an AIARE 1 class and probably eight uphill outings including both inbounds and backcountry. I am currently skinning/skiing with 2019 Blizzard Rustler 11s on G3 Alpinist skins, Atomic Shift 13s, and Lange XT Free LV 130 boots. I'm a bigger guy...
    • Brock Tice
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    • 019 blizzard rustler 11s 2016 k2 pinnacle 105 atomic shift 13 back country skiing be careful with going too light blizzard zero g 95 g3 alpinist skins lange xt free lv 130 boots max grip max speed normally touring about 4-6 hours putting a tecton on the rustlers ski touring ski touring equipment
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: Hardgoods: Skis, Bindings, Poles, and More
  3. Other Aaron

    Trip Reports Early Season BC around Seattle

    Things are looking to shape up to a pretty heavy winter (trying not to jynx it) this season in the PNW. I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations for easier tours or BC areas that are likely to be skiable before the resorts open up? This will be my first season touring, and I do plan to...
  4. Slim

    Utah LCC airbag cartridge refill location?

    Does anyone know of a place in Little Cottonwood Canyon to fill airbag cartridges? We will be landing in SLC around 4:30pm (which will feel like 5:30 to us), so we want to head up to Snowbird straight away to get dinner and get my kids in bed at a decent time, not driving around SLC hanging...
    • Slim
    • Thread
    • airbag cartridge refill alta back country skiing backcountry skiing fire department adapter fire extinguisher repair shops little cottonwood canyon mammut cartridge salt lake city scuba adapter ski utah snowbird welding supply
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: General Resort Discussion
  5. D

    Yet another avalanche death. Aspen this time.

    https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/one-person-dead-after-avalanche-occurs-near-aspen/73-c6d449a4-ce9c-4765-9735-622b5cfc40ad
    • doc
    • Thread
    • aspen avalanche avalanche death avalanche safety back country skiing colorado avalanche danger deep slab markley hut pitkin county sheriff's office ski colorado
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: General Skiing
  6. P

    Wildlife while skiing/skinning?

    Curious if anyone has run into ”dangerous” wildlife while out skiing in the backcountry? Moose? Mountain lions? Bears? One early June, I was up in the Long Lake area in the Indian Peaks west of Boulder and came upon huge mountain lion tracks. As I continued to skin, I got that feeling of...
    • palikona
    • Thread
    • back country skiing huge mountain lion tracks indian peaks west of boulder long lake area wildlife encounters
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Backcountry and Nordic
  7. Mike Rogers

    Northern Rockies/Alberta Early Season Turns - Spray Valley, Alberta on October 6, 2018

    Winter seems to have come early to Alberta. After a week of white-knuckle commutes, I was bust some stress with some short powder laps this last Saturday. Apart from an open creek crossing, we were able to keep skis on from the highway to the top and back again. The snow in the alpine was...
    • Mike Rogers
    • Thread
    • back country skiing backcountry skiing early season ski stoke hike to ski october skiing ski alberta ski bushwhacking ski canada ski stoke for the upcoming season ski touring spray valley
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Trip Reports
  8. TheHitman

    Ski Rocky Mountain National Park?

    Is it possible to take the shuttle up and ski down? Which trails are suitable, if any. Where would i get more info on this?
    • TheHitman
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    • back country skiing backcountry skiing estes park hidden valley ski area hike to ski rmnp rocky mountain national park ski colorado ski touring gear skiing in rmnp skiing rocky mountain national park trail ridge road
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: General Skiing
  9. ScottB

    Gear AT Boot shopping

    I have been looking for my first pair of AT boots recently. They are not well stocked in most ski shops in the Boston metro-East areas. REI carries them but they won't bring out their ski gear till October. I will miss all the summer/early season sales by then. Kind of need a specialty BC shop...
    • ScottB
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    • at boots at ski boot fit at ski boot recommendations back country skiing backcountry skiing full tilt boots head kore 1 k2 pinnacle 110 lange rs140 salomon qst 120 salomon slab/mtn technica zero g tour pro tecnica cochise 120 the sports stop in wenham
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Backcountry and Nordic
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