Seeking Perspective, Participation and Peace at 9318ft
When there’s 400 residents in your town and almost one hundred of your neighbors decide to gather, it feels like a big crowd. “I really...


2020 Silverton Splitfest
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SNOWYTELLING- Reflections on Writing About Snow and Avalanches
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center publishes a daily hazard bulletin that utilizes the North American danger rating, standardized...


Mountain Medicine Symposium
Symposium Overview We will be holding the Symposium in Silverton. Sept 27-29, 2019 Topics Include: Managing simple to complex rescues in...

aMAYzing
Over six and a half months of stellar turns have been deposited into the fun vault and our investment in the 18-19 backcountry snow...


Stepping Out
Caution is giving way to confidence. Small strides lengthening into a robust march, As our footfalls take us deeper and higher into the...


Taking the Crown
This is the largest slide I've observed in the San Juan Mountains. Check out this monster from Edith Gulch, Crown Mountain, Eureka, CO. R5D4


Winning
“The series of storm events since [the] first part of February has made for one of the most intense 6 weeks of snow accumulation we have...


And the Beat Goes On...
I had a sneaking suspicion this might happen. Those thoughts were confirmed Sunday morning: ​​ For those of you who are just hearing...


In Like A Lion...
March has come in like a lion and has kept most of us lambs from venturing out into the mountains. I write a lot about the unique,...
