I'm looking to change my very abused 17 years old three-seasons Pionner sleeping bag. I've had hundreds of cozy nites but it's time for an...

Evaluating a new backpack primarily for hiking but also something I'll use backcountry skiing. Bora 80 seems like plenty of room for most...

Anyone been out in NE yet?

So, I have been looking at buying new skis for ages, and been kicking around tons of different models and lengths In the back of my mind I had sort...

I have a park near my house with ungroomed hills which also has some trails groomed for skate. Every now and then I find that I can "kind of skate"...

Well, normally I don't post too many trip reports 'cause I don't care to have more skiers tracking up my lines :-). Most Utards though don't...

Anyone else in the Western US this summer notice the absolute insane amount of deerflies this summer ? Moist spring I guess is the culprit, but...

http://www.watra.pl/rozne/kalatowki/kalatowki2007.html

Interesting roadside snow stratigraphy (I thought that should be "stratiography" but Webster's says "stratigraphy") at Lake Tahoe at the end of...

My big toe has started acting up this summer and I need to find a podiatrist and get it fixed prior to the ski season kicking off here in Boise. All...

Just two more things to worry about ! For four years have boarded backcountry from Maine to Big Bear,CA, Wolf Creek CO, Canada, New Zealand (rented...

LA Times report - 2:33 PM PDT, October 7, 2003 E-mail story Californians Killed in Alaska Bear Attack BEAR ATTACKS By Zeke Minaya, Times Staff...

We are planning on skiing in Hokkaido this Feb but are basically clueless. Have read the article in Backcountry but that's about it. Want to ski...

Okay westerners, tune out. Europeans pass on this post also, but New Englanders listen up. There's a favorable and skiable crust in the backcountry...

Hello, I've been reading this newsgroup for quite a while and have seen quite a bit of good advice, so I'll try my luck and see if anyone can...

wrote in message ... _ If you don't...

Since Google searches are overwhelmed by online retailers, its actually hard to find good beta on skins... So, I am soliciting opinions, informed or...

I recently bought a used pair of Karhu Pinnacle skis (160:70/60/65)with nnn bc bindings. I also have a pair of Karhu Sirius 75 mm boots. ...

.... I tell them that Tele is Norwegian for can't alpine ;) --- Jens

I am about ready to take my tele skis backcountry. However I am having trouble finding poles that work. I use 165cm poles for classic XC skiing, and...