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Trail Do's and Don'ts

March 14 2008, 06:00 Posted in JustGetOut | 1 comment , 1450 views
Browse by Category: Biking-Mountain, Hiking-Backpacking, Editorials-Issues, Conservation
Tags: trail building, erosion, responsible trail use, maintenance, stewardship, etiquette

How many times have you rolled into a trailhead parking lot, and hit the trail without so much as a glance toward the kiosk at the beginning? We are all guilty--especially at trailheads we use frequently. How many times do we really need to be reminded of staying on the trail, not cutting switchbacks, taking only pictures…? It all leaves us thinking that if we wanted to be under the thumb of regulations we could have stayed in town!

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Backcountry Skiing - Book Review

January 06 2008, 00:14 Posted in JustGetOut | 0 comments , 140 views
Browse by Category: Books, Skiing-Alpine, How-To, Gear

I’ll come clean at the start, the three authors of Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering, are acquaintances of mine. That means my praise of their book needs to be taken with some suspicion. That being said, I'll also say this is the best and most authoritative book on the market about backcountry skiing.
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