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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…
The past several years I’ve been on some incredible trips and fun adventures all over the world, many of them with local Wasatch photographer Jim Harris. There are few photographers with all the required skills to travel safely and…
After umpteen years of working with Black Diamond and skiing on their skis, I’ve made the switch to work with the great local manufacturer, Voile. It’s only been a short time, but it’s very exciting to work with a medium…
This past weekend I competed in the Wyoming Round-Up skimo race. What is skimo? It’s short for ski mountaineering racing, formerly known as randonee racing. How the hell it became skimo? I have no idea. It’s a horrible name and…
I’m not a writer, but I enjoy the challenge it presents and the introspection it can award. And I really like sharing and discussing adventures on snow. I was invited to contribute to the new backcountry ski journal Ascent. The…
Too strange and hard to believe that Jonah and I just finished up work on our 10th backcountry film! This whole Powderwhore thing started as a joke, became a hobby and now it’s still a joke that sometimes feels like…
First Wasatch Backcountry Alliance, then Save Our Canyons and now Winter Wildlands Alliance? I thought this was a ski adventure blog full of self absorbed vanity projects. Oh well, I promise to get back to that soon, so bear with…
There must be something better on TV this Thursday, but if not, come share some overpriced fireball shots and fond memories from skiing in and around the greatest little mountain range on the planet!
A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown. -Denis Waitley- W= It’s in the heart…