State Of The Backcountry

I am a proud ambassador for the Winter Wildlands Alliance (WWA). Have you joined our growing, passionate team? If you care about backcountry access and the human powered snow sports experience, please check out the above link and get involved ...

Earlier this winter, I was honored to contribute an article to the multi-piece Mountain Skills column published by Backcountry Magazine. The whole column is a worthy read for any backcountry user. My work centers on being prepared through team and routine ...

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 ...