It is the only mountain I have ever skied, anywhere, where large red and yellow signs on the lifts proclaim ” Welcome…..This mountain is not like any other you have ever skied. You may become lost, injured or stranded. There are dangerous cliff and other unmarked hazards. Avalanches and weather conditions may change abruptly or […] Read more »
The Steep, The Deep, and The Trees
I first started wiggling the sticks many decades ago. The skis were monstrously long, heavy Northland wood skis. Leather and then, wonder of wonders, cable bindings. Feet tended to freeze in ponderous leather lace-up boots. Ski poles were made of bamboo with floppy rings of metal held by tethers of leather for baskets. Ski gloves […] Read more »