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The Grunge Couloir (NE Couloir of Mount Timpanogos) Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. The word…
An interactive choose your own adventure trip to Kings Peak. It’s a beautiful Sunday (day of rest) late in the spring do you- A) Sleep in, eat a huge plate of flap jacks, attend the proper church meetings (assuring your…
A few weeks ago Darrell and I headed out to ski some chutes in Hogum Fork, up LCC. Our plan was to start later in the day, ski the Snapdragon, camp overnight, ski the Sliver in the morning and then…
This is a photo sequence of a fun 8′ to 50′ double in upper Cardiff that went completley wrong. It looked good from below, but dropping in off the cornice put me onto surprisingly firm snow that caused acceleration towards…
Just returned from 3 weeks in AK where we spent way too much time holed up in the RV waiting for weather. So, it’s been great to see the snowpack holding up and see there’s still a ton of fun…
March wrapped up nicely with the annual migration north to Alaska. The PW crew hit the road for Alyeska and the Telepalooza (details here) event. Drawn back by the amazing lines we captured last year, we’ve returned to the Chugach…
A few years ago I had the last minute opportunity to travel to Baffin Island, Canada for some steep chute skiing and snow kiting. For 2 and ½ weeks we camped on sea ice and explored what felt like another…
This isn’t so much a ski review as it is a celebration of the floatiest, fastest, non-tip divingest pleasure-boards I’ve encountered. Black Diamond Megawatt Length=188cm Dimensions=153-125-130mm Turn Radius=42m I’ve had the privilege of being a BD product tester for the…
Another little break in between storms gave me a chance to ski a great little roadside chute up Little Cottonwood Canyon. The White Pearl has been an elusive shot to ski over the past few winters, being located near the…
My 2 main goals for the winter of 2008 have been to make the best Powderwhore movie yet, and second is to finish skiing the chutes from the Chuting Gallery. We have had many storm days which have been a…