This is a great website. It consolidates all the information that a lot of backcountry skiers routinely gather together. Now it is all in one place.
AspenSnowInfo.com covers the Central Mountains of Colorado including the resorts of Aspen, Aspen Highlands, Sunlight, Crested Butte and Cooper. You get resort snow total reports, National Weather Service automated weather…

Ok, so it isn’t Western Colorado… it is an eight hour drive and it looks like a lot of fun. I would be derelict NOT to mention it.
Demo the latest skis and boots from Black Diamond and check out the new line from Arc’Teryx, attend clinics, get some turns and basically party like…

We have some world, national and regional extreme ski/snowboard events to look forward to this winter. Freeskiing World Tour, Freeride World Tour and Colorado Freeride Championships. Watch in person at Crested Butte, Taos, Telluride, Snowbird and Snowmass or watch at the event’s website. See the individual competition’s website for specific times and locations.
Freeskiing World Tour
TELLURIDE…

It’s only my third year doing the race and I am not one of the fast ones by a long shot, but I think I have some of the gear basics pretty well figured out.
Pack
Last year we acquired a couple of Camp X3 600 ski packs. http://www.camp-usa.com/products/packs/x3-600.asp It is a very light pack with…