Recent climbing conditions on the Maroon Bells are great right now.
May 092012
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Apr 262012
Spring is here in the Rocky Mountains. The days are pleasant, the leaves are bursting, and there is still good ski access to the high country. This is a magical time of year in the Elk Mountain Range when you can ski, rock climb, hike and alpine snow climb ….. all in the same day. [...]
Mar 192012
Amazing images of how powerful a large avalanche can be. This before and after imagery was captured by the Canadian Avalanche Center in the Selkirks during a large cycle that ran this year.
Mar 142012
A fellow guide and I had the pleasure of spending a night up at the newly opened Opus Hut after finishing up a AIARE level 3 avalanche course in Silverton a few weeks ago. The hut which is located on an old mining claim is located at treeline a few hundred yards to the west [...]
Mar 062012
Hats off to Pete and John Gaston for their win at last Saturday’s Power of Four Ski Mountaineering Race. Their two-second win over Team Crested Butte’s dominating duo, Bryan Wickenhauser and Brian Smith, was about as close as it can get.