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Skiing's soul is ill defined and lost in translation | Whiteout

Colorado Springs Gazette 27 Mar 2025
One story he shared about a time he and a few skiers were out pioneering ski lines in the backcountry of Alaska embodies this raw nature. Leaving from atop Thompson Pass with Alaska Backcountry ...
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Roaring Fork Valley avalanche forecaster gets aerial assistance ahead of Wednesday snowpack talk

Aspen Times 26 Mar 2025
Dylan Craaybeek, the Central Mountains region forecaster for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, was able to knock out visual observations on an incredibly wide ranging swath of popular backcountry skiing areas in the Elk Range region.
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Five headlines for Wednesday morning

Moosejaw Today 26 Mar 2025
Here are five stories we are highlighting this morning ... 3. An avalanche has swept away a group of men heli-skiing in British Columbia's backcountry, killing three of them, RCMP say. 4 ... .
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Profile: Nick Couts

Crested Butte News 26 Mar 2025
Skiing was really good and the access to public lands for backcountry skiing was amazing, and then this community,” he says were all factoring into his realization that he wanted to stay here.
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Tennessee Pass, Nordic Center in Leadville is selling for $2.25M

Fox31 Denver 25 Mar 2025
Owners Ty and Roxanne Hall spent 30 years building Tennessee Pass to hold the Nordic Center with over 20 miles of groomed cross-country ski and snowshoeing trails, a backcountry fine dining cookhouse ...
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Snowy trails, cozy inns: Skiing town to town in Quebec

The Spokesman-Review 22 Mar 2025
For the past two days I had been following the east route of Les Routes Blanches, a new series of ski tours on the vast network of Nordic backcountry trails in the southern Laurentians, many created a century ago ... Time travel on skis ... Skiing is life.
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Diners ski, hike a mile to reach this off-the-grid Leadville restaurant

Fox31 Denver 18 Mar 2025
DENVER (KDVR) — In Leadville's backcountry lies a 30-year-old cookhouse, but to dine there, you'll have to venture across a one-mile stretch of dirt, rocks and snow ... Now, it's an outdoor recreation spot next to Ski Cooper.
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Ladies-only ski festival with naked lap readies for fifth year in Glenwood Springs

Daily Camera 18 Mar 2025
Founder Jenny Verrochi accidentally started this now annual event in 2021, when she organized a casual, ladies-only naked lap at a small backcountry ski area in Kremmling ... On Friday morning, early risers can join an uphill skiing clinic at 8 a.m.
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Colorado’s newest backcountry hut is also its oldest, dating back to 1883

Denver Post 17 Mar 2025
He initially thought it might work as a backcountry ski operation, but the focus soon shifted to historical preservation and turning the building into a year-round overnight destination.
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'Hard to imagine the world without her': Family, friends mourn skier killed in Kananaskis avalanche

CBC 17 Mar 2025
Minetta Norrie, 34, died on Friday after an avalanche was triggered while she was backcountry skiing in Kananaskis, in an area off of Highway 742 near Mount Black Prince ... .
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Woman killed in Friday avalanche while skiing in Kananaskis Country

North Shore News 15 Mar 2025
— A woman has died after an avalanche in the backcountry west of Calgary. RCMP say four people were out skiing near Mount Black Prince in ...
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The Backcountry Bow Wow to thank community with fundraiser

Park Record 14 Mar 2025
To give back to the community and offer a space for connection, education and fun, the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association is hosting the 10th annual Backcountry Bow Wow at The Marquis on March 22.
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Bend man dies in avalanche while cat skiing Oregon's Mount Bailey

The Register Guard 14 Mar 2025
... Cascade Range volcano by Diamond Lake Resort in a snow cat to ski the peak's backcountry during the afternoon ... The incident marks the second backcountry skiing death in the past month in Oregon.
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An Aspen tradition: America’s Uphill Race set for Saturday

Aspen Times 12 Mar 2025
The “Skis” category permits gear like telemark, alpine, track, and backcountry skis ... Smith explained that the event’s name is a nod to Aspen’s ski racing heritage.
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Wednesday letters: City Council elections, public lands, rule of law, and more

Post Independent 12 Mar 2025
Jon Banks. Looking to help steer Glenwood Springs in a positive direction. Editor’s note ... 14 and Monday, Feb. 17) ... Ouray County depends on outdoor recreation—hiking, four-wheeling, backcountry skiing, camping, hunting, fishing, and more ... Sincerely, ... .
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