Monthly Archives: Juni 2010

Whistler Heli-Skiing goes big with Tracker2

Whistler Heli-Skiing has ordered a fleet of Tracker DTS avalanche beacons for use beginning next season.

Product Testing on Berthoud Pass

Even though the  Alpine Trekker was the first product that BCA manufactured, waaaayyyy baaacccckkk in 1994, we still get on them to make sure they can cut it. On this trip we were out to test the durability of some new plastics that will be released on next year’s model. Our goal is to use and abuse all and any products we release so our customers have the most reliable gear available when the situation calls for it. As backcountry skiers we are very hard on our gear. It needs to be able to perform in all conditions, from snow to rock and from cold to hot.  Below are some… Read more

“Backbreaker” Couloir, Copeland Mountain

Note: First and foremost this is not meant to enlist sympathy, I’ve received quite enough of that from friends and family already- this is just a recap of what went down, for the record.

May 16 was shaping up to be that perfect spring day for a front range descent-  clear skies with excellent stable snow coverage.

Hence it was easy to convince Jonny and Daan to try out a ski descent of Copeland Mountain, a Wild Basin thirteener that had been on my list for a while, and one that I’d struck out on twice before.

Things were going smoothly, we made the summit well before noon via an easy ascent of the broad… Read more

BCA is named a Colorado Company to Watch

Backcountry Access is honored to be one of the 50 Colorado Companies to Watch of 2010. The official award ceremony will be on June 18, but the June issue of Colorado Biz Magazine is out now.

Check out our entry on page 38:… Read more

Drift Peak – Better than most 14′ers

This time of year in Colorado, it’s time to notch a few peaks off your 14′er tick list. But does 14K in elevation necessarily mean a classic descent? In many cases, yes, the big 14′ers (Maroon, N. Maroon, Pyramid, Castle, La Plata, Long’s, etc…) often involve big climbs and “extreme” descents from the summit. But there are many sub-14K peaks in Colorado that offer even better ski descents than most 14′ers. Drift Peak is one of these. Located in Summit County, just west of 14K’ Quandary and north of Fletcher and Pacific, Drift rises to 13,900′. It is easily accessed from the Mayflower Gulch trailhead (11,000′), not too far from… Read more