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Dylan Cautela

Born and raised in the state of Maine, sculpted from ice and built to rip! When I'm not at work playing in the dirt or braaaappping the old chainsaw I enjoy hiking, biking, skiing, and the general great outdoors. There is ample beauty to be explored in my great home state (and all around the east) but most days I find myself yearning for the adventure of the wild wild west and foreign countries unknown, which happen to be my winter playgrounds.

How To Guarantee Early Opening for Ski Resorts

Damn, that's covered!

In the summer of 2016, Ruka Ski Resort in Finland conducted a test using their latest method of snow storage in order to guarantee an opening date. They set a goal for an opening time on the 10th hour of the 10th day of the 10th month this year and they succeeded. On October 10th, they opened the resort with a […]

Dylan Cautela | October 31, 2016
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The Rebirth | Saddleback Ski Resort in Maine to become Community-Owned Co-Operated Resort

Feels bigger than it looks when you're up there.

Saddleback Ski Resort, located in the town of Rangeley in western Maine, has been closed due to lack of funds for over a year now. In the summer of 2015 owners Irene and Bill Berry announced that a $3 million chairlift upgrade was required for the existing Royal Coachman, a 50 year old double chair, or the resort would shut down […]

Dylan Cautela | October 30, 2016
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STUDY: Which Sport Burns the most calories? Which Has The Most Injuries? Which Has the Highest Fatality Rate?

Beautiful sunlight

In a study conducted by Harvard Health, daily routine activities as well as sports and outdoor activities were compared by calories burned in a 30 minute window. Of all these activities, Outdside Magazine took the top five strenuous outdoor activities, ranked by total calories burned in a 1 hour period, and pitted them against one another based upon injury rates per 1,000 […]

Dylan Cautela | October 28, 2016
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VIDEO: “5 Critical Mistakes” Made in the Mountains

Unlimited power in humanity and friendship

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Dylan Cautela | October 27, 2016
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Massive Avalanche in Italy Strikes Alpinists | Two Dead, Two Missing

Rough

On Saturday, four alpinists were caught in a large avalanche in the region of South Tyrol, Italy following a decent snowfall across the area last week. About 30 to 40 centimeters of snow had fallen throughout the days leading up to the groups accident. The avalanche occurred in the Zillertal Alps on the north wall of the Hochfernerspitze, which is located in the Pfitscher Tal […]

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Dylan Cautela | October 25, 2016
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2016/17 Canadian Ski Resort Opening Dates

Can't wait to get back

It’s no secret that the Canadian mountains, from east to west, get clobbered with snow year in and year out. A huge part of this is definitely the sustained cold temperatures that tend to settle on our northern neighbors but also the storm tracks that run through each end of the country, from the Pacific storms in the west to the […]

Dylan Cautela | October 21, 2016
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VIDEO: Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Skis Tuckerman’s Ravine, NH

Looking good, looking real good

  Current Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson has a long list of accomplishments on his resumé. Some include political involvement such as his two terms as Governor in New Mexico, his home state, while others are of a more classic “American Dream” type like the handyman business he started in order to fund his college career, which grew into a large construction company […]

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Dylan Cautela | October 21, 2016
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VIDEO: CalTrans Clearing Rockfall Debris on Tioga Pass, CA After Major Storm

Could do it with one well placed stick of dynamite drilled into the rock...

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Dylan Cautela | October 20, 2016
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