Recent content by Killclimbz

1st week of December is damn early for just about anywhere. Pretty good snowmaking at Keystone and Copper though, but crowds. And hey, three seasons ago it was off the hook in December, so maybe we're over due...

EMSC, the bowl from the to of the pass would have been a better spot to get caught by an avalanche. The consequence is not as severe as Sheep creek. Open terrain, no trees, long run outs. Sheep Creek had the huge slop above it that ripped, a creek drainage that acted as a funnel, and trees to...

Very nice!

Snoqualmie/Alpental is going to be closest. Baker is Baker, one of the most bad ass areas in the US. It's also probably the furthest from Seattle. Place is amazing though. Crystal is another solid choice, also has the most amenities. There is actually lodging there. Stevens is quality. It...

Well if the Forest Service was down to allow it, I think the vertical may have given some pause. From the top of the South Diamond where we at to the parking lot is decent vertical, but not overwhelming. Areas like Montgomery Pass are pretty short. Not to mention it would just be a hell of an...

It does. Highway 14 is the main route for people from Fort Collins to drive to Steamboat and vice a versa. It's a slow long drive up 14 from Fort Collins. Takes an hour to get to the top of the pass from the mouth of the canyon. Lots of rock fall along the road side too. The drive goes...

Since Powder Mountain has been trumping all lately I had to try for some powder turns somewhere. We chose Cameron Pass. It turned out to be a good choice. About 30" on the ground. The Pass got 18" at the start of this storm and it snowed fairly hard all weekend. Good conditions were had...

I hadn't heard. :-( The video felt like a tribute, but nothing said at the end and had the girl still kicking. Dogs burn brightly but in turn they have short lives. RIP.

Your girl rips it up. Thanks for sharing.

That is always a good time checking out the Elk this time of year. RMNP is a pretty amazing place. The backcountry in the winter is quite excellent too.

That place sucked any way. If she wants to make it a private ski club, then whatever. I doubt they will have a taste for keeping it operational for more than two-three seasons. Then it'll just become another lost ski area.

Nice find admin. Amazing an absolutely frightening as to the size of the slide in Glory.

He was skiing in an area with pretty high consequence. The alpine is just not a great place to be skiing these days. Especially on steeper slopes like the Second Creek headwall. He's very lucky to be alive. The CAIC has a preliminary report up on their site. When it snows for real, things...

I think if I had of acted like that patroller I would have been fired. Maybe the kid was a little close to that one instructor just camping at the side hit. Was he riding fast? Just by the nature of what he did, no way. The little kid on skis was definitely 20+ feet away from where he...

Level 1 in 2001, did my Level 2 last year with Silverton Avalanche school. I've been riding almost exclusively in the backcountry since back in 01. I also work with an organization that provides free avalanche training. Friends of Berthoud Pass. Trying to make a difference. It's...