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Ben and I requested a fly over of the Archangel Ridge on Mount Foraker. We wanted to have a good look at our intended line and snap some recon photos for closer inspection. The pilot called in to HQ for approval….
Andy Dorais and I headed down to Mount Nebo yesterday to check out this area that I spotted with the aid of Google Earth. It looked like a fun little cluster of chutes off the summit shoulder to the west….
The past 6 weeks have been one of the best stretches of powder skiing in the Wasatch that I can remember! All that snow, however has created considerable to high avalanche hazard ratings. Skiing the trees gets repetitious and the…
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…
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….
My good friend Mark Menlove over at the Winter Wildlands Alliance just sent over the letter below. I wanted to post it so that any backcountry travelers who check in here will take a minute (took me about 10mins) to…
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…
The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his…
per·verse (pr-vûrs, pûrvûrs) adj. 1. Directed away from what is right or good; perverted. 2. Obstinately persisting in an error or fault; wrongly self-willed or stubborn. Route is marked in red. For 23 hours last week I unlocked the mysteries…
I wish I had some long grueling traverse, or fall moto trip to report about, but I don’t. Jonah and I are traveling the road showing off our latest Powderwhore Flick to ravenous skiers throughout the western states. We head…