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Some very unexpected and upsetting news last week. Kip Garre died in an avalanche with Allison Kreutzen while they were on a day trip to ski Split Mountain in the High Sierra. I spent a few days with Kip waiting…
The plan for the day was to climb Kessler four times and ski the four main lines off the peak by working our way from the East Couloir to God’s Lawnmower, then Argenta and finishing into Mineral Fork with the…
I got a phone call from Jay Beyer about a month ago and he said, “guess who’s on the cover of the November issue of Powder”? After the initial excitement and discussing which shot it was and that there might…
Too much time spent staring at the Pfiefferhorn and the mind does wander. Before ticking of PLINKO a few weeks ago, I was interested in this little ramp variation that would skirt around the standard rappel route. So Jim Harris…
Sorry for the posting drought! It’s been my goal to add something of interest once a week, but that hasn’t been easy this winter. The thin and scary snowpack has made it difficult to safely attempt much. The tick list…
So, this has been one of the slowest starts to winter I can recall. Pretty frustrating if you’re committed to making a ski film from a production company named Powderwhore. Maybe we should have gone with something else that would…
Our adventure continues! Drake and I took a recon flight and found a sweet zone to call home. There was only one clear day forecast for the 2 week duration of the trip and it was coming up tomorrow. We…
The early bird gets the worm and the tardy skier gets the weather. Courtney Phillips and I started hiking with beautiful blue skies and spring temps late this morning. However, stormy weather started coming in as we reached the upper…
No real powder to speak of, so it must be steep skiing time. Spring conditions mean good snow pack stability, but often questionable turning conditions. I’ve been obsessing over this massive line that stares down at you every time you…