Tag: back country

Back Country Hut Trip Extravaganza

.Reading time 12 minutes.

Spring is in full swing in Colorado, which means we’ve traded our skis for hiking shoes, mountain bikes and sunscreen (although sunscreen is 100% needed all year round in this mile-high climate!) We ended the ski season in a big way this year: a back-country hut trip! The 10th Mountain Division is a series of backcountry […]

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After the Fall: A Positive Spin to a Backcountry Injury

.Reading time 4 minutes.

It was a cold, bluebird day in the Colorado Mountains. Three friends decided to ski the sky chutes – backcountry skiing off the back of peak 6 in Breckenridge, across the way from Copper mountain. After dropping one car off on the Copper side, the friends drove to Breckenridge, parked their car, and took the […]

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