The report from last Friday's avalanche accident in the La Sals is finished and can be found
HERE. Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends affected by this accident.
New blog post -
I AM Dangerous (
link). This is a conversation/collaboration with the writer Molly Absolon in the Tetons. Thanks Molly.
Skies are clear, ain't it a shame.*
Mountain temps are in the upper teens to mid 20s.
Winds are west-northwesterly, blowing 10-15mph.
In 1976, Dave Hanscom and Alexis Kelner published
Wasatch Tours, a backcountry skiing guidebook "intended for a rather limited population of skiers who practiced their sport mostly in the proximity of the Central Wasatch". They later published two complementary books that expanded into terrain outside of the central Wasatch. Each are a gem (the books as well) and the reader quickly grasps the passion and love of skiing that each brought to these wonderful books. In their books, they recommend - when the avalanche conditions are suitable - a
SuperTour - a long outing among the high peaks and covering lots of ground. I hope you've gotten yours. (pc:McLean)
Long time observer Dr. Brian Smith happened upon a few older natural wind slabs just to the lee of one of the ridgelines yesterday.