http://berthoudpass.org Safety, Access and Education Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:44:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We enjoyed this short insight into the stories and personalities behind the scenes of our favorite ski films, and hope you will too. Stay tuned for details on where to catch their latest release, "TeleVision," coming this fall. Noah & Jonah Howell of Powderwhore from Telemark Skier Magazine on Vimeo. http://berthoudpass.org/2010/08/03/an-interview-with-the-powderwhores/ Today our Friends at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued their final report for the 2009-2010 season. Huge thanks and massive props to the CAIC for another season of fantastic forecasts, weather information and other invaluable resources to the backcountry traveler. There's no question in our mind that the CAIC has ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/06/03/caic-final-report-2009-2010-season/ June 19th, 8:00am - 2:00pm, Berthoud Pass Adopt-a-Highway litter clean-up. We'll spend an hour or two picking up other people's candy wrappers and cigarette butts along US40, then fire up the grill, toss a Frisbee and down some cold ones. Bring sunscreen and work gloves. We'll provide trash bags, safety vests and ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/05/17/adopt-a-highway-litter-collection/ These awesome new shirts are available now in our online store. If it's worth saying, it's worth saying loud. Many thanks to our Friends at FlyLow and AMA for sponsoring this fresh new product. http://berthoudpass.org/2010/04/21/show-some-love/ Just a great photo. [caption id="attachment_772" align="aligncenter" width="606" caption="Photo: Forrest Thorniley "Spindrift off the top of 12,424' aka No Name 3-30-10" "][/caption] http://berthoudpass.org/2010/04/06/sublime/ It's an annual rite of spring. Pressure and temperature, acting over time, changes the form of snow crystals and the structural strength, permeability, thermal conductivity and density of the snow becomes a velvety, silken, slushy sprayfest. The end result at Loveland is a shedding of clothes, a tapping of kegs and ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/03/31/corn-harvest-2010/ Thanks to the efforts of our Friends at All Mountain Access we finally have an efficient and attractive e-commerce functionality! Check out our stuff here. Shop early, shop often, keep supporting grassroots avalanche education and fly your Friends of Berthoud Pass colors high. http://berthoudpass.org/2010/03/29/fobp-merchandise-now-available-online/ In light of recent accidents in Colorado and elsewhere, we think it bears mentioning that our longtime Friends at BCA are developing really great avalanche beacon checker technology to protect backcountry skiers around the world. As always, we are grateful for BCA's innovation and support. http://backcountryaccess.com/blog/?p=1167 Are you beeping? BCA Beacon ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/03/11/check-please/ Rescue group finds ignorant beacon owner who triggered false alarms By Scott Willoughby The Denver Post Posted: 03/03/2010 01:00:00 AM MST // // 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/03/03/read-the-back-of-the-box/ A special Friday update from our Friends at the CAIC: The CAIC knows of 14 people (and 1 dog) caught in human-triggered avalanches between February 11 and 18. One person was killed, three others injured. The avalanches were in the Front Range, Vail and Summit County, Aspen, and North San Juan ... http://berthoudpass.org/2010/02/19/recent-colorado-avalanche-accidents/