Alpenglow Sports Home Brew Series| Himalaya Slideshow | Tuesday December 15th, Tahoe City, CA

I hope to see you in Tahoe City this Tuesday! The Home Brew Series, presented by Alpenglow Sports and Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema, kicks off Tuesday in Tahoe City with ski guide Brennan Lagasse! The Himalayas are home to the biggest mountains on earth, but what many people don’t realize is there is exceptional ski… Continue reading Alpenglow Sports Home Brew Series| Himalaya Slideshow | Tuesday December 15th, Tahoe City, CA

State of the Backcountry 2015-2016 | Antarctica, Ushuaia, and Tahoe

The surreal experience of skiing in Antarctica.

Hello skiers and riders! From the bottom of the world, to the return of winter in the Sierra, this is the first Unofficial Networks State of the Backcountry report for the 2015-2016 ski season! Fall started quietly in California. September and October showed little precipitation in the form of snow, but thankfully November has dropped close to… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2015-2016 | Antarctica, Ushuaia, and Tahoe

From Skiing Magazine: Follow Your Compass | PNH Tour Camp with Warren Miller Ent.

From Skiing Magazine: As I followed the skin track, my steps in time with my breath, I racked my brain for the answer to lead guide Brennan Lagasse’s question. I mentally checked all the information I had learned and practiced before this trip, certain there must be some trick of the alpinist trade I was… Continue reading From Skiing Magazine: Follow Your Compass | PNH Tour Camp with Warren Miller Ent.

November Ski Media in Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal, Powder Magazine, Tahoe Quarterly and Independent Skier Magazine

As I write this Tahoe is getting slammed with its first real storm of the 2015′-2016′ ski season. After four years of drought conditions it’s a welcome sight for sore eyes! On that note, check out the first issue of Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal for this season. My article on skiing in the Sierra over… Continue reading November Ski Media in Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal, Powder Magazine, Tahoe Quarterly and Independent Skier Magazine

Check Out Points North Heli-Adventures Tour Camp Featured In Chasing Shadows, The New Warren Miller Ent. Movie Premiering In Utah On October 16th!!

On October 16th, Warren Miller Ent. will premier their 66th and latest ski movie in Salt Lake City, Utah. You can purchase tickets here. Jeff, Wes, and I had a blast filming with the crew for the Tour Camp segment that’s part of this years movie. Check out a bit from the segment: Here’s the… Continue reading Check Out Points North Heli-Adventures Tour Camp Featured In Chasing Shadows, The New Warren Miller Ent. Movie Premiering In Utah On October 16th!!

Photos and Words Featured in the First Backcountry Magazine of the 2015-2016 Ski Season

It’s exciting when that first ski magazine gets delivered each year. It’s always too early, but it signifies an important change that’s about to come to all of our lives. I was thrilled to open the first Backcountry Magazine of the season this year to see three photos of myself skiing in Lake Tahoe, shot… Continue reading Photos and Words Featured in the First Backcountry Magazine of the 2015-2016 Ski Season

Tahoe Area Backcountry Skiers and Riders | A Call To Action!

Dear Backcountry Community, It is with great concern that I contact you today in regards to an issue that impacts us all-local backcountry access. Over the past decade we have watched countless access points around the Tahoe backcountry be taken away, from Rubicon Peak, to Fallen Leaf Lake and Mt. Tallac. While these issues have… Continue reading Tahoe Area Backcountry Skiers and Riders | A Call To Action!

Behind The Lens | Select Photos From Around the World

In putting this piece together, one focussing on favorite photos, I’m reminded that the only thing I ever meant to do was ski. From inspiration gleaned in the mountains a path of passion has followed. In a given year, I now find myself identifying through a host of professional mediums from teaching and writing, to working as an athlete… Continue reading Behind The Lens | Select Photos From Around the World