Springtime in the backcountry
Some thoughts on what makes springtime a safer time to be in the backcountry
Low risk vs. No risk
Whether it’s low, moderate, or considerable, avalanches can always occur. Low risk doesn’t mean no risk.
Moderating the Moderate Rating
A moderate pace up the moderate slope, as an avalanche instructor/forecaster, Josh knows better than to assume the moderate rating is as safe as it sounds. If you haven’t checked the CAIC website as of late, the current avalanche danger rating for the Aspen zone is moderate on all aspects and elevations. With five ratings on the avalanche danger scale– low, moderate, considerable, high and extreme– moderate is just a...
About Christy & Ted
We met in Aspen in 2000 and have been happily stuck in the rockies ever since, getting out in the mountains every day we can, in every season and by all means possible. Read More
