One Weekend – Two Ski Tours

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

A weekend of two classic ski tours: The Sourdough Traverse and the CMC Ski Trail to Lil Raven

Winter In the Park – Andrew Skurka’s Winter Backpacking Trip

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

Winter backpacking and ski touring with Andrew Skurka in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Rocky Mountain Get-away

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

Brainard Cabin is a rustic and historical place located in the Brainard Lake recreation area. The cabin is a popular place in winter; ski or snowshoe, grab a cup of

Days of Powder!

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

I had intended to hike this past weekend, but the lure of freshly fallen snow called to a few of us. What can be better than fresh powder, some good

Sourdough Trail Ski Traverse

Posted on February 17, 2007 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

The Sourdough Trail is ~15 miles of classic Nordic ski tour terrain. A steepish climb of about 1500' elevation gain, then almost all downhill to Peaceful Valley. What made this

CMC Ski Trail, Brainard Lake

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

Over the past four months, I have worked sporadically. Been pretty much a cross-country ski bum. Any chance I had to go mid-week skiing, I'd go! Many of the

Section House Hut

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Paul Mags — Leave a reply

I used to go on fair amount of winter backpacking trips. Winter is a wonderful time of the year to be outdoors. Especially in Colorado where it seems to be