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Using Gaia GPS App for backcountry skiing navigation
Backcountry Skiing Featured Maps Tech Tips 

How to use CalTopo & the Gaia GPS App to Plan your Backcountry Skiing Routes – Updated

November 14, 2018April 17, 2019 Brittany Walker Konsella 1 Comment

Smart phones and the available apps associated with them have allowed for more more involved route planning than we’ve ever done before. Here’s our methods and secrets to route planning for backcountry skiing in zones that we do not know!

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Placemark Designs

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017 Frank Konsella 0 Comments

If you’re into backcountry skiing, mountain biking, and all the other outdoor sports that we’re into, chances are you love staring at maps just as much as we do. Old maps, new maps, topo maps, road maps- I love them all and can stare at them for hours. How can I connect these two trails? That’s where Placemark Designs comes in.

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How to use CalTopo & the Gaia GPS App to Plan your Backcountry Skiing Routes

January 23, 2017November 14, 2018 Brittany Walker Konsella 5 Comments

Smart phones and the available apps associated with them have allowed for more more involved route planning than we’ve ever done before. Here’s our methods and secrets to route planning for backcountry skiing in zones that we do not know!

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401 Map

August 25, 2001August 25, 2013 Frank Konsella 0 Comments

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Doctor Park Map

August 25, 2001August 25, 2013 Frank Konsella 0 Comments

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Whetstone Vista Loop- Map

August 25, 2001August 25, 2013 Frank Konsella 0 Comments

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Recent Comments

  • Frank Konsella: Sorry to hear that, that’s not a great line choice in November of a low-snow year, at all!
  • Thomas Carl: On 11-28-2020 two skiers tried to run this line, at 6pm a call came in to search and rescue about being...
  • Brian: Made in CO Ski Tools: Best for free snotel conditions: quickie.snow-intel.com Best for backcountry conditions:...
  • Matt: Hi Brittany, I have a bulging disc at L5-S1. I am very proactive with my injury, seeking out as many...
  • Frank Konsella: Hi Rochelle! Yes, you can park there overnight. The trailhead is just past Schofield Pass, which can...

Crested Butte Podcast

Click the image below to give it a listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Android! Brothers Caleb and Morgan Weinberg talk about ROMP skis, their company that hand builds skis in Crested Butte, CO

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Featured Posts

Mt. Moran Skillet Ski – My Bucket List (5 May 2019)
Backcountry Skiing Featured Wyoming 

Mt. Moran Skillet Ski – My Bucket List (5 May 2019)

May 20, 2019 Brittany Walker Konsella 0

Really, the best time to ski the Skillet is early to mid-May. But, Jackson Lake is not frozen enough to cross, and not thawed enough to row. But, as I mulled over the idea of the Skillet with our friend Hans, I learned something new. Hans had moved to Jackson from Colorado in 2014, but we knew him from skiing in Colorado. He told me that he thought Mt. Moran could be approached from the String Lake Trailhead via Leigh Lake Trail, and that the road to String Lake opened up on May 1st. He hadn’t known anyone who had done it. But, looking on a map, it seemed easy enough – a 5 mile, mostly flat, approach to the bottom of the route and then a 5500 vertical foot climb from there. This would be a long one, but I’ve done longer, harder, steeper routes with greater vertical before. Avoiding Jackson Lake seemed like the way to go.

Using Gaia GPS App for backcountry skiing navigation
Backcountry Skiing Featured Maps Tech Tips 

How to use CalTopo & the Gaia GPS App to Plan your Backcountry Skiing Routes – Updated

November 14, 2018 Brittany Walker Konsella 1
First Finisher of TrailQuest!
Biking Featured 

First Finisher of TrailQuest!

September 20, 2018 Brittany Walker Konsella 0
Mount Rainier – Skiing the Fuhrer Finger (14 May 2018)
Backcountry Skiing Featured Washington 

Mount Rainier – Skiing the Fuhrer Finger (14 May 2018)

June 12, 2018 Brittany Walker Konsella 0
14er TBT: Pyramid Peak, Landry Line Ski (5 May 2011)
Backcountry Skiing Featured Fourteeners 

14er TBT: Pyramid Peak, Landry Line Ski (5 May 2011)

May 5, 2016 Brittany Walker Konsella 0
Interviews with 11 of Colorado’s Fourteener-Skiing Finishers
Backcountry Skiing Featured Fourteeners 

Interviews with 11 of Colorado’s Fourteener-Skiing Finishers

January 4, 2015 Brittany Walker Konsella 6
Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte Featured 

A Precarious Day

May 27, 2013 Brittany Walker Konsella 7
Memories from a Year Ago Today
Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte Featured 

Memories from a Year Ago Today

November 20, 2007 Brittany Walker Konsella 0

Unlucky Lucky

Follow Brittany's account of her trauma on July 6th and her recovery since!

Unlucky Lucky: Skiing Again!
Gimps Resort Skiing Trauma Incident 

Unlucky Lucky: Skiing Again!

February 4, 2020 Brittany Walker Konsella 3

At the end of the appointment, the doctor sat me down and said, “Let’s talk about skiing.” In my head I said, “I thought you’d never ask!” But, I refrained. He asked, “Do you even want to ski this year?” I nodded my head in silent response, but inside I was screaming, “Oh hell yeah!” Then he asked, “Do you have a seasons pass?” I nodded my head again and mumbled something about buying it before the accident and just keeping it because I thought I’d be skiing in spring for sure. Then he said, “I think you should get out and ski. I think it will help you mentally.” Yep, this doc knows me, or at least knows my type. Of course, there was the whole spiel about starting out slow, on groomers only, etc. But, I already knew this. It’s not like I haven’t been through 3 ACL surgeries before.

Where I Am Now….
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Where I Am Now….

December 2, 2019 Brittany Walker Konsella 2
Unlucky Lucky – Part 4 – My journey home
Gimps Trauma Incident 

Unlucky Lucky – Part 4 – My journey home

August 8, 2019 Brittany Walker Konsella 1
Unlucky Lucky – Part 3 – The most painful surgery
Gimps Trauma Incident 

Unlucky Lucky – Part 3 – The most painful surgery

August 2, 2019 Brittany Walker Konsella 2
Unlucky Lucky Part 2 – A story of trauma recovery
Gimps Trauma Incident 

Unlucky Lucky Part 2 – A story of trauma recovery

July 31, 2019 Brittany Walker Konsella 1

Recent Posts

  • Mount Buckskin (17 May 2020)
  • Horseshoe Ski (14 May 2020) – The mountain whose journey nearly killed me
  • Sayres X-Rated Ski (10 May 2020)
  • TBT: North and Middle Sisters Ski (17 May 2018)
  • TBT TR: Mt. Aetna Ski (12 May 2019)
  • TBT: Powder Factory (26 March 2019)
  • TBT: Silvretta Tour Part 3- Weisbadener Hutte & Ochsentaier Glacier (28 Feb 2019)

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