State Of The Backcountry

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We’re skinning in puffys. Temperatures hover around zero. With headlamps lighting our way, it’s one of those mornings where as palpable as the excitement for the day is, we’re still far enough away from our objective to keep quiet in ...

While Indigenous people have been leading the way since time immemorial, the modern mainstream environmental movement didn’t gain traction until the inaugural Earth Day brought the message to the masses back in 1970. Since that historic first installment, April 22 ...

We had a decent start to the 2019′-2020′ Winter here in Tahoe. December was snowy, and the skiing was good. But then the faucet turned off, we experienced one of the driest February’s on record, and then the reality of ...

Good news can be hard to come by for People and Earth defenders these days, but there is always light in the darkness, and there are more defenders and a bigger community of resisters out there than you think! Last ...

Tahoe Magazine is a locally based publication covering all things Tahoe. In the most recent issue, friend and all-star photographer Ming Poon has several beautiful shots featured including a shot of me skinning on the NE Shore of Tahoe. Check ...

If you haven’t already caught wind of the 50 Project, do yourself a favor and check out Cody Townsend’s YouTube Channel.  While the project in and of itself is visionary, the way Cody and Bjarne have shared their process, experience, ...

The first issue of Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal for the 2019-2020 ski season has hit mountain shops across the American West. Happy to contribute photography and words for a piece about backcountry skiing in Kyrgyzstan while guiding for 40 Tribes ...