The Backcountry Report
2020 may not have been the greatest of years in so many ways, but at least from one nordic skier’s...
Read MorePosted by Jeff Russell | 4:41 pm Friday, January 1, 2021 | Outdoors
2020 may not have been the greatest of years in so many ways, but at least from one nordic skier’s...
Read MorePosted by Jeff Russell | 5:13 pm Thursday, December 3, 2020 | Outdoors
Trying times test the mettle of our character. For those of us living in a mountain town, where we...
Read MorePosted by Jeff Russell | 4:27 pm Thursday, April 9, 2020 | Outdoors
One of the things that has become most evident as a result of the ‘Shelter in place’ and ‘get...
Read MorePosted by Jeff Russell | 6:10 pm Thursday, March 26, 2020 | Outdoors
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… seems appropriately applied to our current...
Read MorePosted by Jeff Russell | 9:21 pm Thursday, March 19, 2020 | Outdoors
Photo: Courtesy of Headwaters Trails Alliance It feels like a switch has been flipped. Someone,...
Read MorePosted by Jeff Russell | 5:11 pm Thursday, March 12, 2020 | Outdoors
Crust season is upon us, though the ability to stay on the surface depends greatly on aspect, or...
Read MorePosted by Jeff Russell | 5:41 pm Thursday, March 5, 2020 | Outdoors
It is hard to say whether March came in like a lion or a lamb this year. Moderate temperatures,...
Read MorePosted by Jeff Russell | 9:33 pm Thursday, February 20, 2020 | Outdoors
As the snowbanks pile up to monumental heights, and snow-covered streets are narrowed to tighter...
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