Greetings from BCA-Jackson product development office. What to do when there is too much snow to bike and not enough to ski (and it’s raining)? Go check out Yellowstone National Park. Here are are couple of shots from the park over the weekend. -Eric… Read more
BCA expects to start shipping the Tracker2 beacon in early December and the Float 30 airbag in late December.
Everyone who owns a pair of climbing skins knows that most avalanches happen on slopes between 30 and 45 degrees. But 38 degrees is often cited as the “magic number” where most slides happen. Is this a wive’s tale? Actually, this magic number can vary between 38 and 51 degrees, according to Ian McCammon, who spoke last Friday at the Colorado Snow and Avalanche Workshop (CSAW). The event was organized by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), with nearly 500 professionals attending from the all over the western U.S.
The magic number can depend on snow climate, avalanche type, and grain type, said McCammon, who studied several hundred avalanches since… Read more
After a trip to Chile in 2004 where there were consistent 75° days and more, time was spent drinking Pisco Sours at the pool and making turns, my wife and I felt like we had unresolved business with Portillo Ski Resort. Five years later there we were, tickets in hand, skis in the truck and on our way to the airport. We arrived in Santiago a day later than expected and with more knowledge of the Dallas aquarium than I ever wanted.
The weather on our first day was beautiful. As we approached the resort we could see that snow had fallen the previous night and the mountain had good… Read more
There’s an upside to the El Nino conditions predicted by Joe Ramey of the National Weather Service: Front Range upslope storms. Start picking your lines in the Flatirons!
BCA Norwegian rep and “Birdman” Tom Erik Heiman was featured on 60 Minutes last weekend for his wingsuiting exploits with J.T. Holmes and Julian Boulle.
Headed up to Jones pass on Sunday with a few friends to get some turns in. It was nice to get the legs skinning again. Eventhough we probably only skied 1000 vert for the day, my legs are a little sore this morning…… Read more
We had a great week of training with our BCA reps and scored the weather yesterday for our annual field day in the sands of Boulder Reservoir. Eight hours of beacon searching, probing, shoveling and the grand finale, our BCA Cup transceiver race! I’ll post video next week of some beacon searching that highlights the new terminology for the four avalanche search phases as well as some great examples of proper search technique.
We’re out practicing our skills and getting ready for this winter, we hope you’re doing the same!… Read more
Join BCA and Neptune Mountaineering this Friday, October 9th 7pm.
Cruise on over to Neptune for some beer drinking, movie watching, and free swag all in the name of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. $20 will get you in the door and wet your whistle. All proceeds go the CAIC.… Read more
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