There are 54 peaks in Colorado over 14,000 feet high. Known simply as the 14ers, these high-alpine monsters are spread across Western Colorado. Some have easy access, some require epic slogs into them. <B>In the hundreds of years since...

It was late February and the Canadian Rockies were stuck in a semi-typical mid-winter drought. Local avalanche bulletin authors were writing stuff like: <B>“…<I>popular and accessible slopes have been pre-enjoyed</I></B>”, which was...

I am looking at 7 down days according to the weather, and these are the days that the thinking starts. The beauty of it, is that I already had three of the best days in Alaska that I can remember. Just when I had started thinking that...

It’s not seeing the cars and their drivers rushing from Park City to Salt Lake City at 8 A.M.—<B>it’s knowing that they can’t help but see our perfect tracks lit up on the eastern side of Parley’s Canyon. </B>The morning alpenglow fires my...

Ski camps are a beneficial way to improve your ski technique and confidence with some valuable help from the pros. Often the only missing link is being able to apply your freshly attained skills in the appropriate terrain… a.k.a the...

Last time on Small Party Avalanche Rescue, right here on Biglines.com, we learned how the way avalanche beacons transmit and receive 457kHz radio pulses dictates the basic methodology one must use to search for buried avalanche victims....

Last week, Jeremy Benson and I spent a day skiing in the Carson Pass backcountry near Kirkwood. <B>We hit up a couple steep north facing lines off Round Top Mountain and along the way got a glimpse into the area’s enormous potential. </B>...

Life can be mindblowing. It can send rushes of pure adrenaline coursing through your heart and body, leaving you with a sense of newness washed over your soul. These past few days have been kind to us. The skies have been crystal...

The Backcountry market has undergone unprecedented advances in technology on all fronts. Garmonts Adrenaline boot made the industry do a double take and now other companies are following Garmonts lead. The Adrenaline is the first Boot on...

<B>There is no question that the best lines are found in the backcountry. They’re longer, steeper, and most of all deeper.</B> Even when the snow in the resorts is skied off, you can bet that there are plenty of fresh lines to grab in the...