Tag
A sunset view of moon cloud and mountain from the Kelman hut. The weather reports were forecasting a turn for the worse, but mostly we were running out of food! We decided to ski one more large line in the…
It’s been over a year since Beau Fredlund, Adam Fabrikant and Billy Haas and I went on a complete skiing rampage in New Zealand. Beau and I did a series of brief trip reports for Wildsnow.com, but I wanted to…
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….
For four days I followed Jason Schlarb, Scott Simmons and Paul Hamilton through the San Juan Mountains of Colorado connecting together the first completion of the iconic Hardrock 100 route on skis. Watch video HERE! The full four part trip…
The latest Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal is now available online and at a local gear shop near you (maybe). I decided to stick to story-telling in this issue instead of getting folks all bent out of shape with any more ranting…
Happy New Year! Cheers to deep powder and steep lines in 2016. It’s not a New Years resolution to go new places and ski new lines, that’s always been the goal. The tick list for the Wasatch is huge, but…
Glad to see the second season of Ascent Backcountry Journal hit the racks! Fun to see the diverse mix of articles about skiing coming from skiers. The good folks at Ascent said I could write whatever I wanted. It’s early season…
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…
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….
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…