Fernando Pereira: SkiTrips, gear, photos, placesSnow Falling on Skiers- March 11, 2006 Finally, a general interest publication, the New York Times, publishes a realistic discussion of backcountry avalanche risks, by Jill Fredston. I wrote the following letter to the Times (the odds on publication are low, of course): Ms. Fredston's gives an excellent account of how backcountry travelers get in trouble by letting their wishes color their risk assessment. It is worth adding that most ski magazines and movies foster unreasonable expectations in new backcountry skiers by only showing.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100167/categories/ski/2006/03/11.html#a479 Dreaming of beautiful peaks- March 8, 2006 My knee injury from last summer in Argentina (hitting powder-covered rock-solid debris in Cerro Bayo) seems finally on the mend after a successful operation. This week is Spring break at Penn. I skied in wonderful places, including Alpine glaciers and the Tioga Pass backcountry, the last four Spring breaks, but the knee is not ready for serious use yet. So I dream of this summer in South America, maybe climb the stunning Nevados de Chillán again.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100167/categories/ski/2006/03/08.html#a475 |