Well, it’s that time of year where… I switch my local forecast observations from what is happening in town to what is happening in the mountains. I usually have multiple tabs on my browser open (e.g. NOAA, snowforecast.com, webcams from the ski hill and mountain passes, etc.) in hopes to ascertain where the snow will …
A text and email thread began last night about skiing this week. It took most of us by surprise since this group lives in the lower 48, but the Kootenay Boundary Forecast by Avalanche Canada has just started to forecast and apparently there is 72cm (approx 30in) of snow to slide upon. They say the …
Any backcountry ski friends tracking the headlines this week pertaining to the website backcountry.com? Well, since I had just locked and loaded my little website URL this summer with the word “backcountry” in the title, I waited and watched the headlines closely this week. Backcountry.com appeared to be bullying other companies by sending “cease and …
For those in the western US there is some serious moisture passing through. Check your local forecasts models to see if the temps are agreeable for snowfall up high. Two BC ski friends pointed out the following… The Cascades will see feet of snow. One friend is headed to Mt Rainier to check out the …
While we wait for the mountains to build up a base of snow, we in the meantime continue to do our snow dances in support, as well as check our gear and make our Christmas lists in earnest. Every fall I start to get looped in to texts about the local ski swap mentoring, craigslist …
Old-man-winter is trying to cut in ahead of autumn-glory this weekend, with the local ski hill webcams showing a full on snow storm! I guess I can’t put off regluing my skins any longer with the prospect of possibly getting turns in tomorrow… Where, and when, does the passion for snowy hills and backcountry lines …
Well, we in North America have crested out of the summer and into fall. I was recently reminded that on a good year we can begin to see a dusting of snow in the hills starting next month (October)! While we wait for the snow to fall I know some of you have just come …