State Of The Backcountry

There’s nothing like May in the mountains. The morning air is crisp, but by afternoon the growing intensity of a late spring sun can have you going from ski boots to flip-flops with ease. While the vast majority of ski ...

Wrapping up the Alaska season in style, and milking a few classic runs out of Tahoe before setting off to guide in Iceland for Ice Axe Expeditions, this is a full State of the Backcountry report for the month of ...

I am a proud ambassador for the Winter Wildlands Alliance (WWA). Immediately upon returning home from Alaska this season, I was able to jump right into an ambassador workshop. One of our other amazing ambassadors offered this write-up to Backountry Magazine. ...

It’s the end of April, the Chugach, Alaska season is coming to an end, and what a season it was! Jeff, Wes, and I became the first party to ever climb the face of the mighty Sphinx. It will remain a life ...

It’s already March, and that means it’s time for Jeff, Wes and I to set up the 2016 PNH Tour Camp! We are sold out for the season, and already have reservations on the books for next season. This year ...

The end of February is near, and with well over 300” of snow having fallen across the Sierra Nevada, the state of the Tahoe and Eastern Sierra backcountry is as good as it’s been in five years.Granted, February has been ...

Popping some Cherry Cola Chews, I take a moment to fuel up and survey the scene. Icebergs, penguins and a frozen landscape encompass my total vantage. The scenery is as wild as it gets. It’s mid November, and there’s no ...

After a fall filled with hype, I’m starting to believe. Since the last Unofficial Networks State of the Backcountry report the greater Tahoe area has been going off! Pow day after pow day has blurred memories of four straight drought ...