Ten Things Every Backcountry Skier Should Know

October 31, 2007

WildSnow.com has just finished up a great series of articles titled “Ten Things Every Backcountry Skier Should Know.”

The articles are great and very useful, and there probably isn’t a better time of year to post this material–as we are all beginning to get itchy to hit the slopes–

WildSnow has some interesting views by some people who should know what to do–including Chris Davenport, Aaron Ralston (Yes, that Aaron Ralston), and Andrew McLean.

Here are a couple of items from the list I thought interesting:#7 Fix a broken Ski Pole with Duct Tape and pocket knife. (I know, Duct tape still amazes me, too.) and #5 –Start a fire in the snow–while you are shivering. Perfect time to learn how to do this properly before you actually end up in a situation where your life depends on it.

Nice post. Go check it out for the rest of list. Just click the titles and it will bring up the in-depth articles.

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