September 11, 2017
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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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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….
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…
The big Wasatch thaw continues and so does the ticking of big lines. Last week Billy and I went to explore an eye opening line he’d been eyeing for some time. I had a faint idea of what he was…
Pretty speechless about the winter we’ve been having! It’s been mostly deep powder skiing with a few short breaks in snow and weather to get into some higher peaks and ski big objectives. Thankfully the stability has been good the…
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…
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,…
First snow of the season fell today high in the Wasatch mountains last week and more is on the way! I’m already much too excited about winter 2017 even though skiing is still months away. I’ve been re-discovering the fun…
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”…
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….
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…