General Ski Information

• Shames Mountain Online Guidebook . Shames Mountain is located in NW British Columbia near Terrace and Prince Rupert. If you're looking for an out-of-the-way backcoutry area, this is it.
  
• Niwot Ridge, Colorado, Tundra Cam The Niwot Ridge Tundra Cam can be operated by you via a browser. This camera allows you to get a 360 degree view of Niwot Ridge. If it's snowin' and blowin', you can see it here.
• National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts
  This graphical forecast by NOAA provides a very intuitive representation of weather for non-technical users. It's easy to see forecasted precipitation, wind, temperature, and snow amounts for your area.
• Ski Boot Fitter, Boulder Colorado
  Chuck Bird is the resident pedorthist at Neptune's in Boulder, Colorado. He fits boots to a pefection, and builds footbeds. He's done 4 liners and one set of footbeds for me. Call for an appointment: 303-887-5365.
• Ski Boot Fitter, Jackson, Wy
  A good boot fitter is hard to find. Matt Sheets, at Wildernest Sports, is a professional boot fitter with over 20 years experience. And if you need your shells stretched, he's the ONLY man in Jackson to see. Call for an appointment: 307-733-4297.
• Ski Boot Fit Tips (from bootfitters.com)
  Forget the Alta Chutes or Killington’s Superstar minefield. The most difficult ski challenge you’ll probably ever face is finding a comfortable fitting boot that also performs well. Here are 10 tips from ABB’s Certified Boot Techs to will make sure your next boot is your best ever.
  
• Best Ever Alpine Adventures Mountain Guiding
  Scott Davis, Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (A.C.M.G.) certified guide since 1983. I have skied with Scott Davis three seasons at the Selkirk Lodge. Not only is he a great guide, but he is a great person. Highly recommended.
• The Association of Canadian Mountain Guides
  The Association of Canadian Mountain Guides is Canada's only internationally recognized guide association.You can find Mountain Condition Reports, written by trained and certified professional guides.
• The Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup
• Backcountry Snowsports Alliance
  The Backcountry Snowsports Alliance represents winter backcountry recreationists by advocating the creation, preservation, and management of non-motorized areas on public lands in Colorado.

Avalanche Information

General

• Avalanche.org
  Avalanche information for North American. A collection of links to all the avalanche centers in NA and lots of other useful information.

Colorado Avalanche Information

• Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC)
  Get daily reports for the Northern, Central, and Southern Colorado mountains. And remember to join CAIC. They live on YOUR donations and you live on THEIR information.
• Loveland Pass Hourly Data
  Remote instrument report gives temps and wind speeds on Loveland Pass. Especially useful in the spring when you want to see if it froze overnight.

Utah Avalanche Information

• Utah Avalanche Advisory
  Daily reports on the Wasatch Mountains. Great reports with emphasis on where it's safe to ski and where the best skiing might be based on conditions. These reports are written by Utah's avalanche experts who are out there every day checking the snow.
• Cottonwood Canyons Forecast
  Get up-to-minute forecasts for the Cottonwood Canyons for the National Weather Server. This report gives you temps and new snow predictions updated every 12 hours for the Alta Guard Station.
• Alta Ski Area
  Yeah, I know, Alta's not backcountry, but it pretty darn close and their reporting will tell you a lot about what to expect in the backcountry. Plus, it's fun to see just how much snow they get.

Wyoming Avalanche Information

• Bridger-Teton Backcountry Advisory
  Get the daily avalanche report for Teton Pass and vicinity.
• Teton Pass Cam
  This cam takes the guesswork out of your decision to go or not to go. It updates about every five minutes so you can see just how hard it's snowing on the Pass. Every pass should have one of these!
• Wyoming Department of Transportation
  Wyoming road conditions/closures.Simply dial “511" for road reports including: * Winter driving conditions * Current advisories * Temporary and seasonal closures Now available from most phones. You can now dial 511 to get Wyoming Road Informati
• Bridger-Teton Backcountry Advisory Weather Stations
  Raw Data from the Bridger Teton Weather Stations
• Teton Valley Trails and Pathways Grooming Report
  This is the trail-grooming report for Teton Valley for x-country skiers/skaters.

Weather

• National Weather Service Graphical Forecasts
  This graphical forecast by NOAA provides a very intuitive representation of weather for non-technical users. It's easy to see forecasted precipitation, wind, temperature, and snow amounts for your area.
• The Weather Underground
  Weather forecasting for nation and area in an easy to use format.
• Niwot Ridge, Colorado, Tundra Cam
  The Niwot Ridge Tundra Cam can be operated by you via a browser. This camera allows you to get a 360 degree view of Niwot Ridge. If it's snowin' and blowin', you can see it here.