Gordon Banks» Backcountry Skiing

Revelstoke

Gordon — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:30:17 +0000

This is a 5 minute video of skiing in the Selkirk and Monashee Montains near Revelstoke during January 2012.

CAIC Mobile

Gordon — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:42:17 +0000

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) has developed a web page for mobile devices including; Android, iOS, and Blackberry platforms. This page is formatted for small screens to present basic avalanche conditions and alerts, if you need greater details you can click within each mountain zone for more specifics. Each mountain zone displays the “avi rose” for the range, an avalanche statement, and a weather forecast. If you’re a powder seeker (I am not), I believe CAIC does a better non-basis forecast of potential snowfall for each region. Also, you will find the two most current zone tweets giving you the zone forecaster’s snow insights. Note: This is a web page not a mobile application, so just bookmark; http://avalanche.state.co.us/m/index.php within your mobile browser to get Colorado avalanche updates.

Bike Ski Rack

Gordon — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:30:27 +0000

Ready to go carbon-free with your skiing commute? Here are some tips for attaching a ski tube to your rear bike rack. My ski carrier requires a standard rear wheel bike rack and rest of the parts are very easy to obtain from your local hardware store.
You will need to get these items from the hardware store: a two foot section of PVC 6″ pipe and 5 car hose clamps. I found the 2 foot pipe pre-cut at Lowes. Get the thinnest walled pipe grade possible and perforated if available, all in the interest of a light piece of pipe. Two of your hose clamps must fit around the 6″ pipe. Position them near the top and bottom of your pipe. The other three clamps can be much smaller and are used to connect the pipe to the rear rack stays. Position your smaller clamps according to rack design. I used two small clamps through the top big pipe clamp and one small clamp through the bottom large pipe clamp.
Lastly, you are going to need something to keep your skis tails from hitting the roadway, use a pipe cap or in my case, I made a netted cap with some nylon sling. As ski bindings come in all shapes and sizes, make sure they will fit into your pipe ski rack. In some configurations, I have seen a bike with two attached pipes. Total cost is about $20. Make sure to position your pipe on your rear rack, so your heel has adequate clearance while pedaling.
FYI: I also have a Kenda Klondike studded snow tire on my front wheel which has worked really well. No crashes yet this winter.

Secret Hut 2010

Gordon — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:45:06 +0000

Here are pictures from Secret Hut during the first week of February 2010. Photo credits go to Micah Nelson, Brian Gardel, and Kevin Hammonds.

BCA Monarch CAT

Gordon — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:45:08 +0000

Great snow but not great conditions for photography on Sunday for BCA’s Monarch CAT skiing day. Thanx to all BCA staff for including me and to Gail and Chad; our guides at the Monarch Cat Tours, for showing us all the sweet spots. Ready to go back to Monarch Pass and explore some more.