I’m not sure if this is good or bad news, but regardless, it’s news. The New York Times just ran a story on the science of avalanches. As any backcountry skier knows, understanding how avalanches work is a bit of art and science…and, in my opinion, luck. The story is no doubt in response to [...]
Jan 20, 2009 | Categories: Backcountry Ski Photos, Ski Touring Resources | Tags: adventure photography, avalanche awareness, avalanche center, avalanche facts, avalanche fatalities, avalanche forecast, avalanche rating scale, avalanche video, avalanche website, Backcountry Ski Photos, backcountry ski touring, backcountry skiing, photographs images, ski trips, snow, snow avalanche, telemark ski, the backcountry, us telemark ski team, wilderness experience, winter | Leave A Comment »
It’s not backcountry skiing per se, but I have to plug the US Telemark Ski Team as they represent what “backcountry skiing” used to be…well sort…at least the free heel part. My wife, Jeannine, is a member of the ski team, although is admittedly having a more difficult time training this year, being in Seattle [...]
Jan 16, 2009 | Categories: Backcountry Ski News, Backcountry Ski Photos, Ski Touring Resources | Tags: how to telemark ski, telemark skiing, telemark skiing equipment, telemark skiing photos, us telemark ski team, what is telemark skiing | 2 Comments »
It’s been a tough year for backcountry skiing just about anywhere in the west. According to avalanche.org, there have already been 22 avalanche fatalities in the US and Canada. Not all of these were backcountry skiers, a couple were rock/ice climbers and almost half were snowmobilers.
Here in the Pacific Northwest, our season was slow to [...]
Jan 07, 2009 | Categories: Backcountry Ski Photos | Tags: adventure photography, avalanche fatalities, Backcountry Ski Photos, backcountry ski touring, backcountry skiing, backcountry skiing photos, bc skiing, british columbia, Cascades, cross country ski, crystal mountain, images pictures, mt rainier, nordic skiing, northwest, pacific nw, photographs images, pictures nature, pictures of skiing, seattle, skate skiing, ski adventure, ski photo, ski pics, skiing, skiing photos, skiing pic, skis, snow, sports photography, telemark ski, the backcountry, whistler area, whistler backcountry, whistler bc, whistler blackcomb, whitefish, whitefish mt, wilderness experience | Leave A Comment »
