Wasatch Mtns, UT - Photographer Jim Harris

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guided backcountry skiing in the wasatch

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I haven’t found any other activity more fulfilling and challenging than touring through the dynamic mountains in winter. (One of my first tours in the heart of the Wasatch. 1997) For almost 20 years  years I’ve explored almost every chute,…

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powder daze- video

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First snow of the season fell today high in the Wasatch mountains! I’m already much too excited about winter 2017 even though skiing is still months away. I’ve been re-discovering the fun of editing with the “Skiing The Hardrock 100”…

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skiing the hardrock 100 – trailer

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It’s been a long hot summer. A good time to hunker down in the basement and edit together the footage from Skiing The Hardrock 100. The film is just about ready and the trailer is live. Skimo and endurance efforts…

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notable ski descents

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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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scarpa f-1 boot review

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Scarpa F-1 boot review   Weight: 1230g; 2lbs 11oz (1/2 pair size 27) The past season I’ve been skiing/testing a few new iterations of the Scarpa F-1 backcountry ski boot.  I’ve been getting a bunch of questions about them so I…