Grand Teton, the highest peak in the Teton Range at 13,770 feet, had been skied by a few women, but not an all female team. Until last week. Setting a first, two Jackson Hole women spent 14 hours climbing the peak and skiing down.

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Mount Remo Backcountry Society Website (http://www.mrbs.ca/) . The Mount Remo Backcountry Society is a voluntary non profit group with members in Terrace, Kitimat, and Prince Rupert. In 1998 we incorporated with the mandate to support the protection of backcountry recreation areas and the development of backcountry recreation facilities while increasing awareness of backcountry issues. If you're looking for an uncrowded backcoutry ski area, this is it. They have info about cabin reservation and a simple online guidebook for Shames Mountain backcountry area.

SUMMIT COUNTY - The avalanche and snow science community lost one of its founding fathers this week, when Ed LaChapelle died of a heart attack while skiing powder at Monarch Mountain Thursday.

LaChapelle, who was 80, was skiing with a group that included his wife, Meg Hunt, Paula Mears, former Colorado Avalanche Information Center director Knox Williams and Art Mears, another Colorado-based avalanche expert.

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