Ski Mountaineering

Category Archive for "Ski Mountaineering"

Berner Oberland Ski Traverse

Apr 21, 2018

A five day ski traverse (loop) through the Berner Oberland region of the Swiss Alps with huts, summits, good weather and bad.

Spring Season

Apr 4, 2018

The days are longer, the temperatures warmer, and the snowpack, though thin, is stablizing. We love the arrival of spring because it signifies the start of our backcountry ski touring season.

Mount Whitney

May 25, 2017

If you’re into skiing 14ers and you’re in the Sierra’s, it’s natural to want to ski Mount Whitney.

Mount Langley

May 16, 2017

Our trip to the Sierras started with a ski descent of the Northeast Couloir on Mount Langley, the southernmost 14er in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains.

We skied Golden Horn, 13,780 ft. last weekend, down in the stunning Ice Lakes Basin area of the San Juans. The valley is a favorite of ours, in the summer months it’s all about the wildflowers, alpine lakes and scrambles on high 13ers.

Star Peak

Apr 12, 2017

We joined friends at the Lindley Hut last week and did a cool tour on and around nearby Star Peak. I’ve always considered April to be prime time for the Braun Huts…

Spring Ski Season Wrap-up

Jun 11, 2016

The season is definitely winding down. For most it was over weeks or even months ago. But we always like to keep things going until the very end, and besides, the conditions up high are really just coming into form in May. We may still get out for another day or two before truly stashing the ski gear away for summer, but I thought I should share some of the...