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Skiing Resources


Ketchum/Sun Valley Skiing Resources
- A great online weather site with links to nationwide forecasts
- Quick link to the NOAA Satellit Loops page. Includes water vapor, infrared, and visual cloud cover loops.
- A daily weather forecast (early AM) that is written specifically for the avalanche minded in the Sawtooth/Big Wood area.
- The local avalanche forecast center based in Sun Valley, ID. They issue a daily avalanche hazard forecast and have links to Bald Mtn, and 2 Titus peak weather stations.
- A complete resource for lodging, Dollar and Bald Mountain ticket sales and conditions.
Ketchum/Sun Valley area Outfitting Resources
- A Stanley,ID based year-round outfitting service. They maintain and rent the Williams Peak Hut in the Sawtooth Wilderness. Self and fully guided trips are available.
- A Ketchum/Sun Valley based Hut Rental Service. S.V. Trekking operate 7 huts in the Sawtooth, Smokey, and Pioneer Mountains. Self and fully guided backcountry ski tours available.
- The original Heli-Ski operation in the lower 48. S.V. Heli-Ski offers full-day and one-lift Heli Skiing trips in the Smokey, Boulder, Sawtooth, and Pioneer Mountains.
Snow Science/Avalanche Links
- A Bi-annual conference of Snow Science professionsals from all around the world.
- This two phase course is a more comprehensive avalanche education forum that seems to be longer and more in depth than the level I or II courses.
- AAA offers a variety of resources and level I and II avalanche courses.
- Online site that provides map links to the National avalanche forecasting centers. Also has a great summary of the years avalanche related accidents.
- The mission of AIARE is to "save lives through education." They provide curriculum for Level I, II, and III avalanche courses.
Online Ski Magazines
- "The Skiers Magazine," Powder covers everything from inbounds terrain parks to big mountain skiing in Alaska.
- Based in Vermont, this skiing mag concentrates on hiking for your turns anywhere snow will fall. They manage a good split focus between east and west.
- One of two skiing magazines that focus on the soul of backcountry skiing. Not much on resorts or in bounds turns.
- The "Freeheel Magazine," this rag is dedicated to everything that doesn't have a locked down heel.
- Very much in line with The Surfers Journal, Frequency Magazine offers the large format and quality design in what they term "The Snowboarders Journal."
- Published by the folks who put out Frequency, this is the Surfers Journal finally brought to skiing.
Online Skiing Sites and Blogs
- An online forum for all things skiing. Several discussion boards and links to skiing resources.
- Author of "Wild Snow Show" and the first to ski all of Colorado's 14'ers has his very own online blog. There are lots of good links.
- Chris Davenport set out to ski all of Colorado's 14'ers during the 2005/06 season. He did succeed in a complete calendar year. Great source if info for skiing these peaks.
- An interesting site with lots of reports for skiing in the Tetons and surrounding areas
- Andrew McLean's website of design, photos, writing, and adventures.
- Tom Turiano's