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Skiing and Climbing Sites

Stores in Seattle, Portland, Denver and Whistler and online everywhere; the best deals in town (any town) if you shop smart

Avalanche Forecast Know before you go . . .

NOAA's weather forecasting site for the US

Washington Mountain Pass Report Up-to-date weather and road conditions from the DOT, plus webcams in season

Turns-All-Year People with BC skiing on the brain 12 months a year gather on this forum

Teton Gravity Research Forums Lots of chatter and information, some of it legit

Wildsnow.com Lou Dawson's excellent BC skiing site; a great resource for tech binding information of all sorts!

Black Diamond An industry leader in climbing and backcountry ski equipment

Crystal Mountain "Crystal is home to the Sunnyside Sliders, a gang of old-school freeskiers who wear patched jean jackets; an RV lot that
has the know-your-neighbor vibe of a suburban cul-de-sac; and one of the best bars in skiing, the Snorting Elk." - Powder Magazine

The Summit at Snoqualmie Info and passes for the world famous Alpental ski area

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

Ski Lab Custom skis from Kam and Allyson, a true Mom & Pop operation

Maiden Skis Kelvin's building these in Jackson, WY

bloatedskiing Kevin Curd's ski blog

Climbing Ranger's Rainier page Great source for up-to-the-minute climbing and road conditions

Arc'Teryx One of our favorite Canadian charities; quality too good to ignore

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

Cascade Classics The late Ben Manfredi's site lives on

Cascade Crusades Jason and Josh Hummel carry on the tradition

Alpine State of Mind Incredible photos from a NW telemark pioneer

straightchuter.com Ex-Alpental local Andrew McLean's site; fact, fun and opinion

Greg Hill's site 2,000,000 vertical feet? Are you serious?

Dynafit The Austrian site for Dynafit bindings, boots, skis and accessories

Pomoca Performance climbing skins preferred by many racers; they are also the OEM suppliers of Dynafit and K2 skins

Scarpa Leader in randonnée and telemark footwear

Pro Guiding Service Martin Volken's North Bend-based guiding service, he has a shop too

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

tognar.com Great source of tuning and mounting tools & supplies

Slidewright Another great source of tuning and mounting tools & supplies

Artech Ski I go here for tuning supplies and wax. Hint: Race tuning is just a more anal form of touring tuning!

B & D Ski Gear Aftermarket shims, ski crampons, lifters and top plates for tech bindings

SkiMo Home of the Fast & Light, best spot to find esoteric race gear in the US

Cripple Creek Backcountry A serious shop in Carbondale, CO

Bent Gate Mountaineering Good people and service; wide selection of ski and climbing gear

O'Brien Cycles Custom training devices for backcountry fitness

Voler Cycling Apparel Go here for your authorized randosaigai.com bike gear

Pistehors.com A view from the other side of the pond, first looks at new gear (in English)

skitour.fr Active ski touring site out of Grenoble, in French

Sport-Conrad German e-tailer of ski and bike gear with reasonable shipping to the US

Verticalworld/Sport Amplatz Good Italian source of esoteric rando race 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

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