The Snowpack, Where We are Now...
(Photo Above: Mid January at Alta's Peruvian Lodge. Dude! Where's my car?) This season the snow has piled up in the Cottonwood Canyons....
Learn From the Mistakes of Others
Regardless of how fun climbing is, for climbers just ending the day safe and unharmed is the ultimate goal. All else is a bonus. With...
What's Different about Trad Climbing?
Traditional climbing has a reputation for scaring climbers new to it. Suddenly it is up to the climber to find the way now, no bolts lead...
Start Trad Climbing Early
Increasingly, new climbers are entering the sport of climbing by starting off indoors or at a local sport climbing crags. Usually...
Experience, What we Perceive.
Normally we relate experience with a level of proficiency. The more experience one has, the better qualified they are to make the right...
Low Frequency, High Consequence Events
It has been well documented that backcountry travelers, even with formal training, still are not impervious to avalanche incidents. In...
Nuggets. Avalanche Safety Take Homes
I recently found myself chatting with a group of avalanche professionals about education take homes for avalanche safety students. We...
'Is It a NO Go?' When to Dig
One of the most common misconceptions of new students in the avalanche world is that there is a sure-fire way to determine is a slope is...
We are Our Own Worst Enemy
It has been well documented that with knowledge and experience we can better predict the propensity of avalanches. So how is it that so...
The Early Winter Season
Tis the season when we all get excited to ski in the hills once again. Its already gotten cold and this morning folks in Salt Lake woke...
