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Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

May 23, 2014 Brittany Walker Konsella

TR: Allied for Axtell

It was not long after the storm and the powder was good. It was time to chase it. So, Starr

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

May 20, 2014 Brittany Walker Konsella

Ruby Glistens (17 May 2014)

I heard it before I saw it. The pitter-patter of the rain. I was glued to my computer screen on

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

May 19, 2014 Frank Konsella

Access Denied in Gunnison County

Early May is tough in our area. It’s not that we don’t have snow- we do. What we don’t have

Alaska Backcountry Skiing

May 16, 2014 Mike Records

Carpathian – 3.31.2014

Carpathian, the name is filled with intensity and intrigue, but where does it come from? Does it come from the

Backcountry Skiing Front Range

May 13, 2014 Brittany Walker Konsella

Mount Arkansas- Northeast Couloir Ski (10 May 2014)

In 2006, I was still a backcountry skiing “newb”. Yet, I’d developed my intentions to ski all of Colorado’s 14ers.

Backcountry Skiing San Juans

May 11, 2014 Frank Konsella

Potosi Peak North Couloir 5.4.14

My first trip up Yankee Boy basin was way back in September of 1993, well before I was old enough

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

May 8, 2014 Frank Konsella

Skiing for the Conditions in the Crested Butte Backcountry. 5.2.14

There are two types of backcountry skiers out there- those who ski for the conditions, and those who ski for

Backcountry Skiing Fourteeners San Juans

May 7, 2014 Brittany Walker Konsella

Mt. Sneffels Snake Couloir (2 May 2014)

Mount Sneffels is one of the most prominent peaks in the San Juans. While in the Uncompahgre River valley north

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

May 6, 2014 Frank Konsella

May Day Pow Day: Wang Chung Face 5.1.14

After a prolonged storm system dumped snow throughout Colorado at the end of April, the sun came back out and

Follow Brittany's account of her trauma on July 6th and her recovery since!

Gimps Resort Skiing Trauma Incident

Unlucky Lucky: Skiing Again!

February 4, 2020 Brittany Walker Konsella

At the end of the appointment, the doctor sat me down and said, “Let’s talk about skiing.” In my head I said, “I thought you’d never ask!” But, I refrained. He asked, “Do you even want to ski this year?” I nodded my head in silent response, but inside I was screaming, “Oh hell yeah!” Then he asked, “Do you have a seasons pass?” I nodded my head again and mumbled something about buying it before the accident and just keeping it because I thought I’d be skiing in spring for sure. Then he said, “I think you should get out and ski. I think it will help you mentally.” Yep, this doc knows me, or at least knows my type. Of course, there was the whole spiel about starting out slow, on groomers only, etc. But, I already knew this. It’s not like I haven’t been through 3 ACL surgeries before.

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