How to Take Your First Ski Turns in the Backcountry
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- Опубликовано: 7 дек 2020
- On April 20, 2024, we lost a friend. Rob Coppolillo lost his life in a ski accident in the Canadian Rockies, doing what he loved best: guiding. Rob epitomized adventure, pioneering as an AMGA and IFMGA Mountain Guide and founder of Vetta Mountain Guides. Among the first 100 Americans certified internationally, his expertise spanned three decades, guiding worldwide, from Boulder, Colorado, to Chamonix, France.
Rob’s absence leaves a void felt deeply by the adventure community but his legacy of exploration and kindness will live on, reminding us to live life to the fullest. He will be deeply missed and remembered by the 57hours team.
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Get started backcountry skiing safety with advice from AMGA/IFMGA Guide Rob Coppolillo.
Learn about touring gear, trip planning, avalanche training and more.
If you want to know how to backcountry ski, Rob Coppolillo shared how to safely get started, covering everything from touring gear to the avalanche training you need to take to stay safe. Consider this Backcountry Skiing 101 - a crash course in backcountry basics to help you carve your first backcountry lines on untouched powder.
With a little effort, humility, and willingness to learn, anyone can become a backcountry skier, and this video will teach you how to prepare and stay safe while having fun.
Learn about:
- Alpine touring basics
- How to plan your backcountry skiing adventure
The gear you need for backcountry touring
- What are skins and how do you use them?
- How to ski safely in backcountry conditions
- What is "off-piste" skiing?
- The difference between “backcountry” and “slackcountry”
- How to mitigate risk in backcountry conditions
For anyone that wants to transition their resort skills to the backcountry, these are the fundamentals you need to know to get started. Leave the chairlifts behind, strap on your skins and take your first ski turns in the backcountry with advice from a seasoned pro.
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GREAT overview- thanks for the post!
This is my first bit of training in Backcountry skiing. I am back on skis last season after 30 years off. My new home is near Mt Baker and the North Cascades. I look forward to completing all the steps your described. I went all in with boots and bindings. When it finally stops raining I'll be getting out there.
Really good stuff. Thanks for supporting avy education 🙏
Thanks for sharing this valuable information. I have been a resort skier for the past 50 years and just now taking a mountaineering course next month to learn the basics. Looks like it could be an option for me to get som nice turns and stay in shape through my 60s.
really nice video! thanks
Thank you so much. This was excellent. Used to 3-pin snow camp, but love bumps, steeps, trees at resort. Bought a cabin in S Lake Tahoe National Forest beneath Mt. Tallac and ... who can resist? Once I gear up, I'll hit the resort and backyard slopes. Again, I really appreciate the overview. At 63 yr old, this is good incentive to bump the conditioning up! (It's dumping as I type.)
That was a great video. Lots of sceneries from my old playground. Lots of these video never mention (directly translated) grass avalanches. They could be massive especially early in the season. Would be great if you could do a piece of these as well.
Thx
Really great introduction to backcountry! I'm super stoked to get out there away from the maddening crowd (safely)!
Have fun! You'll never want to go back :)
This uTube is excellent!
quick question, how hard is it to climb up a ski station without the lifts? cause they are closed. but the snow is worked on, like it's not powder. i have alpine boots
Thx great video. I have three different skis that i have use. I would love to use my pin binding on them all. Are there an inexpensive type of plate that I can screw on each ski where I can attach my pin bindng.
I was thinking two aluminum pieces (toe and back) that I attach (screw) the binding. Similar as the race skis have their plates.
Thx
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Aspen has uphill access
Great videos, but I do take issue on some of your backcountry guide blogs and videos. I don't think advertising "mellow powder" for a place that is a "stones throw" from the bay has been good or is good for longevity or environmental impact. There are at least 4x more people in the back this season compared to last in the Tahoe area and they aren't all getting the skills they need. We had 15 avy fatalities in the US last month. There is a difference between a bay area weekend warrior who rides 10-15 days a year and has no real mountain experience and a person who has real extensive backcountry experience which is what you should have to travel in the backcountry at all. I have seen many people who clearly don't have the skills to be in avy terrain buying the full setup to skin and ski but not getting any avy gear. 4 people died in two groups by a skier triggered slab burying 2 from one group and two from another ascending last week. Less talk on the ski equipment and more talk on terrain reading and management, rescue, etc. Really the whole Avy 1 course should be free on RUclips right now. There is no excuse for companies hoarding this information while people are dying every other day. If you're going to push more people into the sport it should be done responsibly. So much focus is put on digging these perfect pits with extended columns but nobody who does a level one course is doing this on a daily basis and a pit is a sample of a complex terrain. The most experienced Avy people die the most...period.
Also most resorts in Tahoe do not allow uphill travel. Make another video that just shows terrain management.
@@abrad755 Hey Mada. We absolutely share your concerns, and we are repeating the webinar without the gear part completely. We will to talk about the importance of safety, and generally emphasize hiring a guide in the backcountry. At the end of day, these guys spend 5-10 years learning about navigating terrain and safety, and our real initiative behind 57hours project is for people to hire a guide and leave the safety to the people who spend their life-time navigating difficult terrain. He tried to emphsazie this message, and the importance of AVI courses multiple times in the video, but it probably needs even more emphasis. Thanks for reaching out.
@@57hours after over 40 years in the mountains, and once having been in an avalanche, I still consider myself a beginner every time I go out. (The avalanche I was caught in happened while ice climbing, arguably worse.) I have taken avalanche training and wilderness first aid. After many years I've updated all my AT equipment and am refreshing my skills with AT skiing... So I agree with many of your points. However, I also agree with @abrad755 with his points very much. What is happening with backcountry and alpine touring it does appear is what has already happened with climbing. A massive influx of inexperienced people... I'd keep this in mind when you develop and publish videos like this, although the effort must be applauded to some degree.
In climbing, we've started to offer many low-cost or free clinics.
Due to an excess of caution, I'm still alive.
Things sure have changed since I started.