While we wait for the mountains to build up a base of snow, we in the meantime continue to do our snow dances in support, as well as check our gear and make our Christmas lists in earnest. Every fall I start to get looped in to texts about the local ski swap mentoring, craigslist …
It’s that time of year when we are still a ways off from the first snowfall, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start putting items in place to be ready to head into the backcountry. Gearing up for the season takes many forms, and I’m going to bring you in on some of my practices …