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For four days I followed Jason Schlarb, Scott Simmons and Paul Hamilton through the San Juan Mountains of Colorado connecting together the first completion of the iconic Hardrock 100 route on skis. Watch video HERE! The full four part trip…
The Grand Teton is one of the pinnacles of ski mountaineering in the lower 48 states. It’s big, complex and iconic! It requires ropes and crampons and ice axes and all that shit that makes you feel like you’re doing…
Got stuck in town longer than I’d hoped this morning, but still got out for this quicky in the afternoon. A summer or two ago Jason Dorais and I traversed the Reed and Benson Ridge in BCC. Even though it…
The past 6 weeks have been one of the best stretches of powder skiing in the Wasatch that I can remember! All that snow, however has created considerable to high avalanche hazard ratings. Skiing the trees gets repetitious and the…
This guy out front, with the shit eating grin, had an idea for a medieval traverse last week. Two big traverses actually, in one day. For some reason he invited me and for some reason, I said yes. Behold the…
A good formula for adventure is to allow naivety and over-confidence to get yourself into trouble, and then use mental strength, skill, and physical ability to get you back out. The Grand Traverse of the Tetons has always been a…
That night in Stanley was cold and clear, dropping down to near 10 degrees. We slept in the rafting guides bunk-house again and woke up early. In time to enjoy the sunrise, and coffee with the view from Scott’s backyard….
The following day was stormy with a bit of fresh snow. Pat had to bail, so Beau, KT, Josh and I drove into Yellowstone Park for more chute skiing on the backside of Barronette. Our original plan didn’t look so…
To start this one off you should go HERE first and enjoy the endless ticking and tagging of dark lovely slots by Beau Fredlund. His blog is like Cabin Porn (one of my favorites) but for chute skiing, incredible line…
I’m trying like crazy to get out of town, but weather keeps happening and some trips have fallen through. Luckily the backyard snowpack is holding on. A reported 10 inches of new snow is reason enough to go out…