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October 5, 2009
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Beer, corn, and springtime touring in Portillo complete the South American summer adventure. Brigid Mander only hopes that ski season looms around the corner up North in her search for never-ending winter.
September 30, 2009
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Writer Devon O'Neil is just days into a 40-day ski mountaineering expedition to western Nepal with North Face team athletes Kris Erickson, Jamie Laidlaw, and Kip Garre. And already, they're being nearly attacked by butcher's knives and disrupting meditation ceremonies. The good news: Their skis have finally arrived.
September 28, 2009
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A well-known and well-used backcountry hut near Vail is destroyed by fire. Rebuilding efforts are underway.
September 28, 2009
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You are lost on the side of a road in the middle of the night in Argentina. What do you do? Ask a cop for help. Then rent a sled or grab a kite and go skiing.
September 22, 2009
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What could possibly go wrong on a free heli skiing trip in Patagonia? Well, the mountains could be caked in ice, for one. Griffin Post channels Thoreau and makes due with bad conditions.
September 21, 2009
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Until recently western Nepal had been mountaineering no-man's land: dangerous, politically unstable, and nearly impossible to get to. Now, three ski mountaineers from the U.S. are attempting to summit and ski peaks in the remote Saipal region.
Destinations | mountaineering | nepal | Saipal | Backcountry
September 17, 2009
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A South American cell phone company wants to film a commercial with big-mountain skiers. They'll pay for heli and sled skiing in Caviahue, on the border of Chile and Argentina. So who do they call? Our blogger, Griffin Post.
September 4, 2009
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How to Properly Spend $1,100 in Idaho.
September 4, 2009
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A debate over guides causes a rift in the BC heli- and cat-skiing community.
September 3, 2009
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Griffin Post goes cat-skiing in Chile with The North Face crew. Which is all good. Until you realize they think it's your birthday. And it's not.
