backcountry

Ski touring 101

(Last update: 2023-01-16) Ski touring 101 First: Don’t do it, the back country is full, no more people allowed ;) This is some notes I made after getting into ski touring over the last couple years. Mostly it started as an email attempting to convince a specific set of my friends to join me in the backcountry; their skiing and mountaineering skills vary greatly. After writing most of this I discovered Kyle McCrohan’s excellent article on the same subject.
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