Spring Backcountry
By David Maddox Spring is the time of corn snow slogging, crust cruising and everything in between. This can be all in the same day. In fact, oftentimes it is in the same day. And for the in-between – you better carry a couple of waxes because that nice coat of...
Off Track Gentrified
By David Maddox In the early 1900’s backcountry was an out and back day-long endeavor mostly into Bavaria, the Black Forest, and the Alps. As folks wanted to go further they needed a place to overnight. The houses of the mountain people seemed like a good option and...
BC Report – April 2, 2022
I’m beginning to think of wind as a four letter word. The furious winds of this past week have put a sudden end to grooming at Snow Mountain Ranch for this season due to downed trees and forest litter scattered over the trails. Devil’s Thumb is holding out with...
BC Report – March 23, 2022
Glorious spring days are here! The famous Colorado Blue Bird Days have come back after a cold, but perhaps mercifully short, winter… at least for a little while. Springtime in the Rockies can be fickle and I don’t want to jinx it… even though a town with a name like...
