Backcountry skiers chase the remnants of a winter that wasn’t @rockymtnpbs
Backcountry skiers chase the remnants of a winter that wasn’t @rockymtnpbs
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Meet Ben Nilsson, a career ski coach and backcountry enthusiast who has spent 65 seasons skiing in Colorado. Cormac McCrimmon joined the coach in late May on a backcountry ski tour, dampened by a historically low snowpack.

Follow more of Cormac's reporting on his time with Nilsson at rmpbs.org/news
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Backcountry skiers chase the remnants of a winter that wasn’t

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