…seasons change, but some years winter hangs on longer than usual. Our Utah and Cali brethren and sistren may have easily accessible turns ALL YEAR LONG with 700+ inches they’ve received. Hallelujah. We are doing alright ourselves in the PNW. Dual sport and tri-sport days are a plenty right now. MTB and BC skiing are …
Well, I’m icing my knee and taking ibuprofen… again. This winter has thrown some curve balls, but when you already didn’t have an ACL in your knee for the last ten years you can’t blow it again… you just make the knee swollen, angry, and the bone-on-bone sections grind painfully. Ugh. Still, not a lot …
There is definitely a persistent weak layer to be wary of since the early snow at the ground level has become quite rotten. I hate to say it, but we likely need a significant weather event (rain… probably) to saturate down into that junk, or to create an ice bridge. Stay safe friends, and in …
Well, it’s that time of year where… I switch my local forecast observations from what is happening in town to what is happening in the mountains. I usually have multiple tabs on my browser open (e.g. NOAA, snowforecast.com, webcams from the ski hill and mountain passes, etc.) in hopes to ascertain where the snow will …
…please bring snow! And while I’m at it could you look to deliver snow that is well bonded to the layers below? It wouldn’t hurt my feelings if it was blower and waist deep too. Thanks for helping out the BC ski community. Sincerely, All of the BC Ski Friends BC SKI LINKS ROUND-UP… XMAS …
Does your home resort have an uphill policy that meets backcountry skiers needs? Uphill is definitely a different beast compared to true backcountry skiing, but there are so many benefits to resort uphilling… dialing in gear, developing fitness, practicing skills in a safe setting, connecting with friends, getting newbys oriented to the sport, apres, and …