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Avalanches are powerful forces in the winter mountain environment. They help shape the landscape by cutting swaths through forests, filling up valleys and creeks with snow and slowly eroding steep alpine slopes. Traveling through snow-covered mountainous terrain — whether on foot, ski, board or snowmobile — is exhilarating, yet moving safely through avalanche terrain requires [...] The post Preparing for Adventures in Avalanche Terrain...

In May 2017, Canadian Jamie Junker set out with two friends – an Australian and another Canadian – to summit North Twin, Twins Tower, and South Twin in Alberta, Canada. The three experienced climbers and athletes were diligent in their meticulous preparations, but just one day into their adventure, they woke to dangerous conditions none [...] The post Stuck in a Blizzard on a...

Steve Foell and his twin brother, Ryan Foell, are avid hunters. A glance at their Instagram feed shows them fly fishing in Idaho, deer hunting in Pennsylvania and duck hunting in Colorado. Following a serious injury during a recent elk hunting trip in the Eagles Nest Wilderness outside Vail, Ryan needed to assist his brother, [...] The post Getting Help From a Brother and...