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    • Backcountry Skiing and Mountaineering
      • Avy 3 Backcountry Mentorship
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      • 2 Day Ski Mountaineering Seminar
      • 5 Day Glaciated Skiing Seminar
    • Rock and Alpine Climbing
      • 2 Day Trad Climbing For Mountain Athletes
      • 3 Day Alpine Seminar Programs
      • 1 Day Self Rescue
      • 5 Day Glacier Skills Seminar
    • Glacier Training Programs
      • 3 Day Glacier Skills Course
      • 5 Day Mountaineering and Glacier Safety Seminar
      • Kulshan
      • 1 Day Crevasse Rescue
    • Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
  • Ski Destinations
    • Thompson Pass, Alaska
    • Silveretta Alps, Austria
    • Lygen Alps, Norway
    • Alaska Range
    • Iceland
    • Chamonix, France
  • Climbing Destinations
    • Pico de Orizaba Expedition
    • North Cascades, Washington
    • Moab, Utah
    • Ouray Ice, Colorado
    • Boulder Colorado
    • Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
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Skiing Consequential Avalanche Terrain in Winter in Colorado

Skiing Consequential Avalanche Terrain in Winter in Colorado

Jan 15, 2025 | AIARE Avalanche Education, Colorado, Guided, Rocky Mountain National Park, Ski Mountineering

Skiing big terrain in winter in Colorado during considerable avalanche danger!?!? What can we make of skiers ripping big lines in winter during moderate or considerable danger when we have persistence on the problem list?  First thing is to keep in mind that you...
FILLING THE GAP IN THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SKILLSET

FILLING THE GAP IN THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SKILLSET

Oct 10, 2024 | AIARE Avalanche Education, Backcountry Skiing, Colorado, Education, Educational Program, Guided, Rocky Mountain National Park, Ski Mountineering

I’m really excited about getting this program running this winter.  This is a program that I really think will provide the best bang for your buck as far as winter backcountry readiness is concerned. Many students I work with in avalanche safety courses don’t...
Winter 2019/20

Winter 2019/20

Feb 19, 2020 | AIARE Avalanche Education, Alpine Climb, Backcountry Skiing, Colorado, Colorado Mountain School, Educational Program, Guided, Ice Climb, Rocky Mountain National Park, Ski Mountineering

Ski Season is Here!

Colorado Backcountry Ski Touring

Colorado Backcountry Ski Touring

Nov 25, 2018 | Backcountry Skiing, Colorado, Colorado Mountain School, Educational Program, Featured, Guided, Rocky Mountain National Park, Ski Mountineering

Ski Touring Colorado Backcountry IMG_7030 backcountry-ski-tour-colorado-guide backcountry-ski-tour-colorado-guide-7 backcountry-ski-tour-colorado-guide-6 IMG_6996 IMG_7250 backcountry-ski-tour-colorado-guide-4 backcountry-ski-tour-colorado-guide-5...
Spring Ice Climbing in Rocky Mountain National Park

Spring Ice Climbing in Rocky Mountain National Park

Apr 4, 2018 | Alpine Climb, Colorado, Colorado Mountain School, Ice Climb, Rocky Mountain National Park

Spring conditions in the park are great for some alpine ice climbing.  Late in the season much of the ice has experienced a level of sublimation which gives it a very different character from what your going to see in newly formed water ice.  Our brief transition to...

Only Slightly Pervertical

Sep 8, 2015 | 14er, Colorado, Rock Climb, Rocky Mountain National Park

First taste of winter.  After a gorgeous night on Broadway, we were greeted by snow on the first pitch of pervertical sanctuary.  Made for some fun photos though.  In addition to Parker and I we have some good shots of TJ and Buster as well as the Taylors, yes they...
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