June 2, 2015
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moab-yoga
Peru was a wash, literally. It rained most of the time and kept us from skiing the mountains we barely even had a chance to see. It was a difficult time both mentally and physically, but it was an eye…
May 29, 2015
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gear-dropping some lbs.
Back safe and sound from Peru, but that’s another story. Too many pics and thoughts to sort through right now. And another trip is on it’s way this weekend if weather holds! For the past several years most of my…
May 7, 2015
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cordillera blanca
Spring has historically been Alaska expedition season, but this year has been a strange one. I’ve been trying to get up there, but trips kept falling through. When Matt Primomo and I met up in the Tetons this year we…
May 6, 2015
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red stack
Jonah and I did some ski testing for Voile this weekend at Snowbird. Conditions were better than we’d thought they might be. And after staring at the “forbidden fruit” like Pipeline and Red Stack all day I decided I needed to…
May 4, 2015
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devil’s bedstead
50 Classic Ski Descents,Blog,First Descents,Idaho,Moto Adventures,Powderwhore,Ski Mountaineering,Winter 2015
When “Fifty Classic Ski Descents” was released, I was excited see the incredible images and read the accounts of some historic, proud lines in North America. I loved the large format and enjoyed reading about the first descents and the…
April 20, 2015
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sawtooth mountains: mcgown peak
That night in Stanley was cold and clear, dropping down to near 10 degrees. We slept in the rafting guides bunk-house again and woke up early. In time to enjoy the sunrise, and coffee with the view from Scott’s backyard….
April 19, 2015
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sawtooth mountains: the sickle
The Beartooths really lit the fire in me to explore more classics outside of the Wasatch over the next few weeks before I take off for some back to back expeditions. I started looking around the Sawtooths and found this…
April 14, 2015
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beartooth mtns part 2: barronette/courthouse
The following day was stormy with a bit of fresh snow. Pat had to bail, so Beau, KT, Josh and I drove into Yellowstone Park for more chute skiing on the backside of Barronette. Our original plan didn’t look so…
April 12, 2015
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beartooth mtns pt 1: glacier peak, the patriarch
To start this one off you should go HERE first and enjoy the endless ticking and tagging of dark lovely slots by Beau Fredlund. His blog is like Cabin Porn (one of my favorites) but for chute skiing, incredible line…
March 31, 2015
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the complete idiot’s guide to backcountry skiing
When I decided to quit working on Powderwhore films, I was excited to have some time this winter to just ski. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the best season to have so much free time. The lack of powder, however, has allowed…