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Backcountry Skiing to a Fire Lookout

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Aug 14, 2023 at 9:00 am #3786602

Mark Wetherington
BPL Member

@markweth
Locale: Western Montana

Companion forum thread to: Backcountry Skiing to a Fire Lookout

BPL author Mark Wetherington skis into a remote fire lookout tower in Montana’s backcountry on a chilly winter night.

Aug 14, 2023 at 4:11 pm #3786638

David Gardner
BPL Member

@gearmaker
Locale: Northern California

Great writing. Captures the essence of backcountry winter camping on skis. The calm, the quiet, the beauty, the lack of crowds, the satisfaction. I haven’t gone out in years because I can’t find anyone to go with anymore, but now I’m inspired to break out my Firstlight tent, refresh the glue on my climbing skins, and sharpen my edges.

Oct 22, 2023 at 9:15 pm #3791540

Tjaard Breeuwer
BPL Member

@tjaard
Locale: Minnesota, USA

Great story!

Oct 25, 2023 at 12:05 pm #3791811

Mark Wetherington
BPL Member

@markweth
Locale: Western Montana

Thanks, Dave and Tjaard. This was a really fun piece to reflect on and write. I was just up at this lookout a few days ago to cut and split some wood (great exercise using only hand tools to do so at almost 8,000 feet) to stock up for winter. Snow has started to fall here in the Northern Rockies so hopefully it will pile up and I can get back up thereon skis before too long!
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