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Last year I was asked to speak at the USAW (Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop). I don’t think the presentation went very well, I tried to pack too much in, my delivery was poor and I was cut short on…
Project- 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America I’ve been toying with the idea and exploring the daydream of attempting to ski the Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America, but such a massive and unlikely project has made me reluctant…
I originally wrote this as an article for Black Diamond’s blog and then Ascent Magazine, but I wanted to go further in depth for the blog, so I’ve added a shit ton of photos and quite a bit more blabbering. These…
The first time I ever saw the Skillet Glacier route on Mount Moran it was printed on the front packaging of a camping cook set. I was figuring out the ski-bum life while stocking shelves and mounting skis at Kirkham’s…
The attempt to descend the “50 Classic Ski Descents of North America” continues with #25 deep in the Holy Cross Wilderness. Last May I checked in with my main Coloradan co-conspirator Adam Moszynski about giving the Cross Couloir a try. I…
I’d never heard of Mount Stimson and NEVER would have ended up skiing it if it weren’t for the “50 Classics” book. This beauty is way the fuck off the beaten path and from what I can tell it’s only…
Spring skiing has been kind of hanging on in the Wasatch, but I’ve been looking elsewhere for turns. Two weeks ago I booked a last minute flight to New Hampshire (of all places) to try and tick off 2 of…
Spring ski season is upon us! It’s raining damn near all the way to the summits in the Wasatch right now and snowing the spots I’d like to be traveling to. Sooooo….I’m sitting at the coffee shop working on a…
Much of my spewing and spraying is about the glorious turns and fantastic days that went well in the mountains. Skiing big peaks, linking up traverses and bottomless pow are the happy and proud moments on snow. On the darker…
Article written for Ascent Backcountry Journal with added photos by Jason and Andy Dorais and Joey Campanelli – “I’ve got to pee” I finally said reluctantly. I did have to go really bad, but when you’ve got a 2,000 mile…