Monthly Archives: March 2017

About Patrick Smith’s Blog

Posted on June 19th, 2019 by Nathan Coates

Patrick Smith has designed virtually all the base platforms we sell, and has been a pioneer in the outdoors industry since before most of our employees were born.  As a backcountry guide, he found the need to  fill the voids … Continue reading →

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Avalanche!

Posted on March 2nd, 2017 by Patrick Smith

May, 1981. Colorado High Country. Paul Ramer and I are course-finding for the proposed Colorado Haut (High) Route for backcountry skiers along the Continental Divide; we are skiing a section west of Berthoud Pass.  (Some readers will recall Ramer backcountry … Continue reading →

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