Ruth Gorge, AK - Photographer Garret Grove

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The ribbon

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firing squad

Blog,Ski Mountaineering,Winter 2017

I hate this time of year, it cools off just a few degrees and all of the sudden I start thinking winter, but it’s still a long ways out and there’s not much to do with the pent up energy….

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notable ski descents

50 Classic Ski Descents,Alaska,Antarctica,Baffin Island,Blog,California,Canada,Colorado,Cordillera Blanca,East Coast,Epics,First Descents,Idaho,Montana,Nevada,New Zealand,Oregon,Patagonia,Ski Mountaineering,Svalbard,The Chuting Gallery,Washington,Wyoming

I discovered steep skiing when I was young. It was the era when Kris Erickson, Hans Saari, Andrew McLean, Alex Lowe, Doug Coombs and others were bringing a more twisted vision of what could be descended in the North American mountains….

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generator

Blog,Gear,The Chuting Gallery,Video

My last post on the Ribbon at Alta got me focused again on the Chuting Gallery. I’ve had plenty of excuses lately, some good and some not. I guess I’ve been waiting for ‘ideal’ conditions after being shut down so…

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ciochetti’s ribbon

Blog,The Chuting Gallery

The original post on this outing was deleted in the transfer of servers, so here is an updated version. When I first saw Andrew Mclean’s book ‘The Chuting Gallery’ I was dumbfounded. I was peacefully enjoying the powder bowls of…