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Ski Mountaineering

Oregon-raised ski mountaineering legend ‘American Dave’ Rosenbarger dies in an avalanche in Italy

“American Dave” Rosenbarger, who grew up skiing Oregon and moved to France to ski pristine powder, died in an avalanche today on the Italian side of Mont Blanc....

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Backcountry

Dan Sherwood’s Epic Photo of Tommy Ellingson at Illumination Saddle is up for National Geographic’s Photo of the Day

Portland-based professional photographer Dan Sherwood snagged some amazing photos of Tommy Ellingson and friends last summer solstice up on Illumination Saddle, and one of them is up...

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Backcountry

Extreme mountain adventurer Kjell Sporseen dies in a speed-flying accident

Kjell Sporseen died Sunday, November 30 in a speed-flying accident in the Columbia River Gorge....

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Ski Mountaineering

Pro Kit: My All-Conditions Ski Mountaineering Gear Kit for 2014-15

The one-ski quiver is difficult to pull off. So, I decided to go for two this year....

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Backcountry

Sammy Carlson defends his title with a killer video for Real Ski Backcountry 2014

UPDATE: The votes are in, and Sammy won. Oregon-born-and-raised freeskier extraordinaire Sammy Carlson is the defending champion of the Real Ski Backcountry X Games competition, and his...

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Backcountry

The Home Grown Crew celebrates the summer solstice on Illumination Saddle

Tommy Ellingson, Josh Larkin and the Homegrown crew spent the summer solstice and the week following exploring Illumination Saddle at 9300 feet and catching some fine air off of their...

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Backcountry

5,400 feet of vertical in one late May run down Wy’East Face

Ben McKinley understands the importance of timing when it comes to skiing Mount Hood in late May. That’s why he woke up at 3:20 am on a Saturday, to get started early and make it up...

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Backcountry

Racers skin it up and tuck it down for the 2014 Ram’s Head Randonee

I keep telling people on Mount Hood that uphilll/downhill races are way more fun than you might think, but relatively few people seem to believe me. Well, this year’s Ram’s Head...

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Backcountry

A Perfect Weekend to Summit Twice

March 22-23, 2014 turned out to be one of these weekends we don’t get too often on Mount Hood: Two days with perfect weather for climbing and skiing....

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Backcountry

Now that is some serious vertical

When I did the 24-hour Hope on the Slopes vertical challenge last weekend at Skibowl, I thought a reasonable goal for me would be 50,000 feet. (That was before the 19-hour downpour.) Then I...

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