February was a busy month in the San Juans, with numerous ice courses/trips, avalanche courses, and backcountry skiing days. Among those trips, was a 2 day Intermediate Ice Course that we conducted in both the Ouray Ice Park and the popular Skylight area. Four great friends came for 2 days of ice training amidst some…
Check out these videos of backcountry skiing and avalanche coursework in the San Juans with our guides and instructors. The footage is provided by our friends at IDTV and thanks to our sponsors RAB, Osprey, and BCA!
Though snow conditions were tough, Dana and I still had a great Introduction to winter mountaineering course this last weekend. Day one consisted of Dana slaying it on the vertical ice of Cascade Canyon where he learned the basics of belaying, rope work, and climbing techniques. Day two we made our way to over 11,000…
This last weekend’s Level 1 AIARE avalanche course was a huge success. The recent storm that rocked Southwest Colorado and the San Juan Mountains left us a great snowpack to play with during this course. After our classroom day of great learning, we ventured up toward Cascade Canyon north of Durango Mountain Resort to practice…