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For more than fifteen years, the AAI Blog has kept the mountain community up to date on news, events, and developments in the outdoor industry, leavened with a bit of humor.

Trip Report: Petit Mont Blanc: Couloir versant NE

American Alpine Institute
April 25, 2014

Trip Report: Urinal Couloir

American Alpine Institute
April 15, 2014

Mt. Baker Avalanche Course

American Alpine Institute
March 10, 2014

Trip Report: Powder Asphyxiation & Col des Cristaux; Chamonix

American Alpine Institute
March 4, 2014

Leavenworth and Stevens Pass Avalanche Course

American Alpine Institute
February 14, 2014

AAI Avalanche Course

American Alpine Institute
February 4, 2014

How to Make a Splitboard!

American Alpine Institute
January 21, 2014

Ski Area Avalanche Control Work

American Alpine Institute
January 17, 2014

Oh Canada!

American Alpine Institute
January 13, 2014

Dynafit Bindings: What they are and how they work!

American Alpine Institute
December 16, 2013

Coleman Pinnacle Ski Tour

American Alpine Institute
February 26, 2013

AAI Ski Guide Training 2009 – A Photo Essay

American Alpine Institute
January 26, 2009