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		<title>Gearing up for the Season: Backcountry Gear!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My first taste of the backcountry was years ago when a friend took me out on a borrowed splitboard and backcountry gear to &#8220;earn my turns.&#8221; It was tough with lots of sweat but it was also a blast and it felt amazing to ride terrain I hadn&#8217;t dreamed of. Since then I&#8217;ve slowly been acquiring the gear needed to make the full backcountry collection. The first year, I bought the collaspible ski poles, then the next year the shovel and probe and finally got the beacon as a Christmas present (thanks family). The splitboard and bindings were harder to come by so I borrowed them and this year, I am happy to finally round out the collection with my own gear. Of course being in the backcountry requires education and I&#8217;m already reaching out to get my hands on the books and the classes so I can be safer in the outdoors this winter. I&#8217;m looking forward to skipping the Christmas lines and making my own lines out of the resort, especially the sidecountry at June and exploring some more scenic areas around the area. K2 Panoramic Splitboard What can I say, I&#8217;m a fan of bambooyah so definitely [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Silverton 12/26/09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have heard many stories of Silverton Mountain as its the only mountain in Colorado that offers a backcountry experience whether unguided or guided.  It&#8217;s not a resort because the only lines you&#8217;ll encounter are the ones you make on the mountain and with only one chairlift most of the mountain is earn your turns.  It&#8217;s not a mountain to take lightly, it&#8217;s 100% advanced and expert terrain.  I was nervous about making sure my riding was up to par for this mountain but I did find out I could handle it but it also pushed me hard.  Currently the mountain is unguided riding which means your life is in your friends hands if something goes wrong.  I went on the mountain with 3 skiers who have skied Silverton before and plenty of backcountry experience so I felt comfortable with them. Upon arrival, we parked and made our way through the parking lot which barely had 20 cars there.  It was definitely a different experience to be at Silverton.  This whole vacation has been exactly what I needed, away from the resort towns which are jam packed with vacationers and just snowboarding. [singlepic id=7250 w=300 h=400 float=] I borrowed Josh&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Be Safe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If I have one wish for the upcoming new year&#8230;it&#8217;s that everyone is safe. The reports coming from around the various resorts are lined with the dangers of avalanches, in bounds and out of bounds. Whether it&#8217;s Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Canada or anywhere else, it&#8217;s happening a lot recently. Regardless of whether you ski, snowboard or snowmobile&#8230;these impact all of us. Photo: Gary Apostolou I haven&#8217;t ventured out into the backcountry yet this season for two reasons. #1 I have no one to go with. #2 I don&#8217;t have my beacon yet, the most important backcountry piece of equipment I still need to purchase. Even still with how conditions are, I don&#8217;t feel prepared to go out yet until those two reasons are solved. So in light of all the recent avalanche activity I just want people to be safe this season. Educate yourself, carry the right equipment, go with people who know the terrain and are educated as well, watch the snowpack and avalanche center reports for your location. I hope everyone has a safe season]]></description>
		
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		<title>Friends of Berthoud Pass Avalanche Awareness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last night I drove out to Winter Park to attend my first Avalanche Awareness course.  I talked my friends John and Amy into joining along for the experience and to help become more aware since we all have gone backcountry and plan to ride more backcountry in the future.  Friends of Berthoud Pass offers up backcountry awareness here in Colorado specifically around Berthoud Pass just off of Winter Park.  The best part is they offer &#8220;low cost, high quality backcountry awareness&#8221; and it&#8217;s great to see affordable backcountry courses that don&#8217;t cost an arm and a leg.   Last night&#8217;s course discussed the basics of avalanche and backcountry awareness in an indoor bar setting.  It was free to attend (other than buying your beers) lasting 2 hours and was a good prep talk before hitting the snow in the winter for the on-snow sessions.   This will be my first year going more into the backcountry and preparing myself for the equipment and practicing so if something happens&#8230;I am more prepared.  I think the best thing I learned from last night was that picking your buddies in the backcountry is important and your life is in their hands.  If something [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>First Day Splitboarding: Buffalo Pass</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since Gary came up from Denver, it was the plan to splitboard today on Buffalo Pass. It was my first time splitboarding and finally getting out in the backcountry with Gary to make turns. He&#8217;s a &#8220;earn your turn&#8221; kind of guy so I knew today would be a workout and painful experience but with some good powder turns in the process. Cody his extreme dog came along for the backcountry adventure. I borrowed his spare 166cm splitboard for the day. It was the first time for me to ride a splitboard and I have rode boards bigger than 166cm so I felt pretty confident it wouldn&#8217;t be an issue. I did have girl moments with the splitboard where I needed Gary&#8217;s help to get the bindings moved around. Gary made sure we had all the safety stuff with us for riding backcountry. I had on a beacon and in my pack had a probe. Gary checked the snow pack on the hike up to make sure it was safe. He checked the pitch of the run to see the degrees. Gary&#8217;s SplitboardMy splitboard with my Rome Madisons We made it up in early afternoon to Buffalo Pass which was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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