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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 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 think the sign that you’re over something is when you get bored, or stop daydreaming about it. I still have the skiing and filming bug and and for some time I’ve been wanting to do a series of short videos…
I haven’t done much video work in the summer, but I had the idea and desire to put together a fun segment on one of my favorite mountain routes, the South Ridge of Superior. It’s an incredible 3,000 foot scramble…
The heat isn’t showing much sign of relenting, but that won’t stop the pre-ski season rituals from rolling in. The first and foremost is the now legendary fundraising party for the local beloved Utah Avalanche Center. Black Diamond does an incredible…
Ten years into blogging and I keep telling myself I’ll do more gear reviews and product highlights. The reason I don’t is just that I’m lazy I guess. So, when I do get around to posting about gear it’s because it’s…
All the gear was piled into the rental car and we drove south to Wanaka. In town we repaired my boot and ate some amazing burgers. Some wet weather paid us a visit and we had a down day/rest day….
A friend asked me to come present a slideshow in Mammoth at the end of March. I agreed. Jason and Andy Dorais and Tom Goth were able to get some time off so we could make a proper ski trip…
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….