Ruth Gorge, AK - Photographer Garret Grove

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firing squad

Blog,Ski Mountaineering,Winter 2017

I hate this time of year, it cools off just a few degrees and all of the sudden I start thinking winter, but it’s still a long ways out and there’s not much to do with the pent up energy….

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new maestrale rs boot review

Blog,Gear,Ski Mountaineering

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…

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slideshow- the golden age of backcountry

Blog

Each year I sign on for another slideshow or two. I enjoy going to them, more than I like presenting them. I do enjoy drinking a little too much and trying to tell entertaining tales with what is usually family…

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guided backcountry skiing in the wasatch

Blog

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

Blog,Epics,Powderwhore,Video,Winter 2017

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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notable ski descents

50 Classic Ski Descents,Alaska,Antarctica,Baffin Island,Blog,California,Canada,Colorado,Cordillera Blanca,East Coast,Epics,First Descents,Idaho,Montana,Nevada,New Zealand,Oregon,Patagonia,Ski Mountaineering,Svalbard,The Chuting Gallery,Washington,Wyoming

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

Blog,Gear

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…