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August is the official start of ski season!
Yes, it is August. School has not even started and the Denver Broncos have played only one meaningless pre-season game. But with the first crisp morning already come and gone and some fall foliage spotted yesterday on a mountain bike ride – ski season is officially here.
Thomas Hodel ripping the BC near Davos
Need more proof? Bears are wreaking havoc foraging for what promises to be a HUGE winter and all the snow mags are on the newsstand.
Houdini, the Aspen local bear 8/19
And best of all, for kicking your dreams into powder filled visions are films like this one from the POWDERWHORES, titles Flakes.
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The Next Generation
One of the tenets of our business is that you have to believe in the products you represent.
Summit of Windom
So, with new pack technology, single-wall tents and trekking poles coming down the pike – we took off high into the Needle Mountains to test some products and bag some 14ers with our kids.
Girls reading b4 bed
Like many things the plan was more complex than it first appeared. Grab a train in Silverton. Hop off in Needleton along the Animas River, hike 8 miles into the wilderness and then climb 3 14ers over 2 days.
Testing trekking poles
How’d it go? Great.
Can you spot the climber on the ridge of Sunlight?
The new larger BD packs carry like a dream. The new Nanoshield fabric on the superlight tents were breathable and the kids’ loved their trekking poles.
Keep your friends close and the coffee closer
See you out there!
Summit of Sunlight