Holiday Shopping BCAG Style Tis’ the season of holiday shopping blogs! At their best, they cut through the noise of all the many choices we have for skis, clothes, accessories and just about anything that fits into a sock. Most … Read More
Chair Peak Avalanche March 1st 2021-A Brief Historical Review Between 6-7 pm Sunday and 5 am Monday Chair Peak Basin ripped wall to wall running full path over running the small knob above Source Lake for several hundred feet leaving … Read More
The gear we love at home travels with us and that extra step onto a plane, train or burro makes everything we bring more important that it fulfills as many purposes as possible. Travel requires planning, booking, reserving, depositing and … Read More
2019-The Gear I Loved
Every season around this time—often sooner—we start dreaming about winter. Before long, our dreams turn into plans and plans become reality. This evolution from office-time daydreaming in the fall to shredding wintertime powder is a process that we shouldn’t take … Read More
Post Villarrica, Adam, Jake and I sat down to figure out the next couple of objectives. A couple of bottles of Bio Dynamic Chilean Red wine later we had a plan. First go to Corralco Ski Resort and ski there … Read More
Quiver of One: the set up to rule them all It is that time of year to upgrade the gear, or commit to that first touring set up. For snow boarders the decision really hinges on the board and … Read More
Welcome to the Brave New World of Avalanche Education! How we got here took a long and winding road(read here). Today the courses you need to progress in your backcountry travel skills to develop the rescue, navigation and planning techniques … Read More
Part 1 of our Chilean Volcano Extravaganza started in Puerto Varas enjoying the views from the shore of Lake Llanquihue of Osorno and Calbuco at sunset drinking IPAs off our landlord’s Brewery deck. We grew excited with the potential till we picked up … Read More
Bariloche, Refugio Frey, Volcanoes of Chile and Patagonia sat high on my to do list and stood at the other end of a 24 flight keeping them far away until I confirmed my reservation last month(July). The plan: spend … Read More