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Avalanche Forecast
Know before you go . . .
NOAA The weather report for anywhere you might be going
Unisys Computer weather models for everyman; this is the 10 day pressure/precip model for North America
Pass Report Up-to-date weather and road conditions from the DOT, plus webcams in season
Turns-All-Year.com People with BC skiing on the brain 12 months a year gather on this forum
Mike Gauthier's Rainier page Great source for up-to-the-minute climbing and road conditions
Wildsnow.com Lou Dawson's excellent BC skiing site; templates for home mounting most AT binders!
Black Diamond An industry leader in climbing and backcountry ski equipment
The Summit at Snoqualmie Info and passes for the world famous Alpental ski area
Life-Link A trusted provider of backcountry shovels, probes and packs
Marmot Mountain Works The only store I shop at in Bellevue
Alpenglow Lowell Skoog's definitive history of NW ski touring/mountaineering
SkiMountaineer.com Amar Andalkar's site, great ski and weather info, plus lots of webcams
skisickness.blogspot.com Seattle's own Gangsta of Glisse, in yo' face daily
MtnPhil.com Phil Fortier's excellent site, classic trip reports and videos
Kam Leang's Site The best source of BC ski info in Midlothian, Virginia
bloatedskiing Kevin Curd's new ski blog
alpineslider.com Mortgage banker Sam Avaiusini gets out a lot for a guy with a day job
freshiez.net Paul Belitz runs his new site from the comfort of San Diego
Campmor Good and occasionally great "hot deals" on packs, polypro, tents, etc.
Arc'Teryx One of our favorite Canadian charities; quality too good to ignore
Mountain Hardwear More of the best in outerwear, underwear, and tents
Cloudveil The original, and still arguably the best, soft shell garments
Outdoor Research Seattle-based manufacturer of high quality clothing, gloves and accessories
Jytte Hats The best real wool hats in the business, from friends in Sun Valley
Taiga Works Bomber and reasonable outerwear and gear from Vancouver, BC
Cascade Classics The late Ben Manfredi's site lives on
Cascade Crusades Jason and Josh Hummel carry on the tradition
Pawprince.com Ex-Alpental local Andrew McLean's site
TetonAT.com US Team rando racer Steve Romeo gets the goods
nerandorace.com Jonathan Shefftz's site details the scene in New England, useful Dynafit info too
Dynafit The Austrian site for Dynafit bindings, boots, skis and accessories
Ski Trab Italian skis and skins made with fast touring in mind
Colltex Swiss manufacturer of climbing skins offers a vast array of products
Scarpa Leader in randonnée and telemark footwear
Second Ascent Where the bros go, these guys are hard core users of what they sell . . .
Pro Guiding Service Martin Volken's North Bend-based guiding service, he has a shop too
Phil Ingle's Site Badass ski mountaineering in the Chamonix Valley
Telemark Tips The most active backcountry ski forum in North America
Backcountrymagazine.com Popular backcountry ski/snowboard forum now merged with Couloir
Pro Mountain Sports A great University District store for climbing & camping needs
jeffthefish.com My friend and Hurricane Katrina transplantee Jason Brunet's site
Northwest Mountaineering Journal Online magazine covering skiing and climbing in the Northwest
cascadeclimbers.com Youthful exuberance and good info on routes and access
John Scurlock's Aerial Photos Incredible aerial shots of North Cascades peaks in winter
The Mountaineers Seattle-based club for hiking, climbing and skiing
skibuilders.com Homemade skis from Kam, Kelvin & Kam
tognar.com Great source of tuning and mounting tools & supplies
Mountain Gear Good selection and occasional great specials
Telemarkski.com Excellent selection of Tele and Rando gear
Randogear.com Online source of Randonnée gear
Bent Gate Mountaineering Good people and service; wide selection of ski and climbing gear
Steepandcheap.com Backcountry.com's online bargain basement, now with an RSS feed
O'Brien Cycles Custom training devices for backcountry fitness
www.trommsdorf.org Michael and Corinne's site, good Luca pix, too!
Pistehors.com A view from the other side of the pond, first looks at new gear (in English)
Sport-Conrad German e-tailer of ski and bike gear with reasonable shipping to the US
Bächli-Bergsport Swiss purveyor of climbing and skiing gear
Cham3S Online and retail ski touring and climbing gear from Chamonix
Sk'Alp Purveyors of a unique fixed ski crampon and a wide selection of other ski gear
www.xtele.com Japanese telemark site; member js contacted me out of the blue via TTips
snoweye.com Cool. 2,665 webcams from ski resorts all over the world
snow-forecast.com Snow and resort info for most of the world's ski areas
skimountaineering.org A great site for following the rando race scene in Europe
Currency Exchange Calculator Is that gear from Europe a good deal or not?
Snow and Avalanche Glossary Online glossary of snow and avalanche terminology in French, German, Italian & English
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