The Gunnison Valley is often second to none when it comes to conditions and options. Great powder skiing and even better ice climbing this week has us absolutely psyched on the amazing conditions. I’m headed out skiing for the day, but for now check out this video of yesterday’s Introduction to Ice Climbing day down in the Lake City Ice Park. I am confident in saying that Lake City is the best place in the state to learn to ice climb!

It was a pleasure climbing ice with you guys,

Mike Bromberg

PS- The lake city ice park will be hosting their annual Ice Festival on February 28th, get down there and support the park!

Sometimes I have new and exciting products to blog about like the BD justice ski, or new techniques and research regarding avalanche forecasting. Other times, I leave the interwebs behind and I’m just too psyched on life to spend all that time in front of the computer. The best part about my job(s) are that I get to spend my days with wonderful and inspiring students and friends doing what I love… climbing and skiing in the mountains.

It’s been a while since I had last checked in, I was out in a very warm and crowded (but very fun!) Ouray Ice Park for the last CMC Ice Block section. We climbed hard, lowered safely, and learned a ton while the park was as warm as ever. A death in my family brought me to the state that is the complete opposite of mountainous, and now I’m back in CB excited and grateful.

I went for a great ski tour with a fellow Crested Butte Mountain Guide today. I was slow and lazy from my sea level excursion, so we chatted and joked the whole way up the heinous (possible worst in the world!) skin track after out 11am start. It’s nice to be off once and a while too.

Anyways, I made a quick video of him (Johnny) skiing the excellent poudre! Check it out. I especially like the classic NOFX song in the background (Can you name it??)

We’re planning to climb tomorrow, nothing fancy just Lake City Ice Park. Should be a good day out.

Mike Bromberg