The key factor in staying safe when going out into the backcountry in winter is understanding what is going on with the snow. And what is going on with the snow, you might be asking? Well, as I learned in a recent avalanche course, a whole lot.
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Over the past few weeks I’ve been doing a fair amount of uphill skiing at Monarch. I really enjoy the effort involved, getting the heart rate up in the cold mountain air. And it’s fun seeing the ski resort from a different perspective and at a slower pace.
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Greetings and happy 2022. May it be less of a shitshow than 2021, although the way things are going, it doesn’t look promising.
Although there are clearly more pressing matters in the world these days, I wanted to talk about something else on my mind: learning new things.
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