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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…
I’ve been ‘living the dream’ for some time now. For me, that means existing simply and doing what I want to do with my time, my imagination and my skis. It appears there are those who like what I do…
This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Why? Not so sure, but it seems strange to live close to this range and never explore it at all. I watch the sunset daily over these peaks and…
Today Dylan Freed and I are leaving to attempt a ski descent of the Archangel Ridge on Mount Foraker. There isn’t much information out there on the route. Here a trip report on the second ascent from the American Alpine…
One of the longest days I’ve spent in the mountains (16hrs 6mins) is going to make for a long blog entry. This is just a warning that this read might take a bit longer than the average of 1:57min per…
Andy Jacobsen called Tue night and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. “Do you want to come with Travis and I to ski Lone Peak? We are planning on skinning up into the cirque, climbing a 5.10 route on…
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…
It’s snowed and it’s currently snowing in the mountains here in the Wasatch. The forecast is calling for more early this week. I’m guessing and hoping this will be the patch that sticks and starts the snowpack for the 2008/09…
Jay Beyer took this shot inside the gut of the Montgomery Chute, which we skied with Andy Jacobsen last season. Black Diamond is currently running it as an ad for their skis. I was on the Havoc’s, which are my…
This is a Wolverine: This is a Cirque: a deep steep-walled basin on a mountain usually forming the blunt end of a valley. This is Wolverine Cirque: If you’re not familiar with Wolverine Cirque, well actually I don’t believe that’s…