The Word from Mount 7

Last Saturday (March 7th) we were flying out of Battle Abbey and our helicopter was delayed.  I called down on the sat phone.  The heli was being used for an avalanche rescue at Kicking Horse Resort and would be at the Abbey in about an hour which is not unusual.  there is often something of [...]

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During a guided week of backcountry skiing, the first thing you do with the group is an avalanche rescue and awareness training session.  You get everybody to practice with their rescue equipment, you set up mock scenarios and critique the groups’ efforts at dealing with each situation.  You also brief everyone on the snowpack, explain [...]

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Clean burning woodstoves are a great way to heat your home in Golden. We are surrounded by forest, our own local, renewable resource. People claim that propane is cleaner, but just go and look at the areas where petroleum resources are extracted, consider the infrastructure required to process and transport the gas, then tell me [...]

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