View post: Poll Results: What Counts as a Powder Day? When I first started backcountry skiing, I remember how frequently I ended up in a frozen panicked state each time I encountered steep, icy turns.

Ski touring skins: Repair Kit 1 multi-purpose knife with pliers, screwdriver etc; extremely useful for mending the bindings 2 wire; to fix a binding, ski boot or climbing skin 3 sticky tape; the tape ...

If you're a resort skier looking to dip a toe into ski touring or backcountry skiing, you'll first need to pick up some specialty equipment. At the top of that gear list (after avalanche beacon, ...

I had to get rid of my old climbing skins late last winter because they were turning my skis into flypaper. I lived in fear of sticking to the snow rather than gliding down it. The folks at Cripple ...

Ski touring skins: the tail of the climbing skin should be rounded off to eliminate edges which cause the skin to become unstuck. Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, ...

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