State of the Tahoe Backcountry| Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

This piece was written for the late winter edition of Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal. You can find the issue in quality gear shops across the American West. Dark, snowy and slow. I inch my way down California Hwy 89 towards my house on Tahoe’s West Shore. “I wonder how buried the A-Frame is?” is all that… Continue reading State of the Tahoe Backcountry| Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

Off to Guide and Ski Tour in Antarctica

Cover Shot. Late Winter 2017. Antarctica. Photo: Court Leve

The annual Ice Axe Expeditions Antarctic Ski Tour is ready for lift off! Guides and guests will gather in Ushuaia, Argentina this week where we’ll stretch our legs on the prime terrain of the Martial Glacier before setting sail for infamous Drake Passage, and eventually the Antarctic Peninsula. I’m super excited to work with Mountain… Continue reading Off to Guide and Ski Tour in Antarctica

Photo Featured in Latest Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

As we gained a high bench on our skin, the view of this fluted spine wall was inspiring to say the least. We had seen it from the road, and sometimes the air while flying into Cordova, but neither Jeff Dostie or I had ever been this close to it before. Our day started with… Continue reading Photo Featured in Latest Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

Late Winter 2017 | Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

Ski Guiding with Ice Axe Expeditions in Antarctica Photo: Court Leve

Honored to be featured skiing on the cover of the new Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal with a banger shot taken by photographer Court Leve. The shot was taken while I was on assignment guiding for Ice Axe Expeditions in Antarctica last November. If you’re interested in skiing in Antartica this year be in touch. As everyone who’s… Continue reading Late Winter 2017 | Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

The Classic Line | The Sphinx | Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

The vantage is one I have never experienced on skis. Gravity is pulling me down, but my edges dig in to counter the force. Gaining rhythm, the sensation of my body weight rolling over my ankles is pure bliss. The slope is steep, relentless in its pitch, but the snow is perfect. Each turn is… Continue reading The Classic Line | The Sphinx | Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

Grønland, Asavakkit! | Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

Check out this months issue of Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal for a fabulous piece about skiing with our Ice Axe Expeditions crew in Sisimiut, Greenland. Editor Paul Oelerich does a fabulous job recounting our trip, an adventure that remains one of my most favorite yearly adventures to guide. We have open spots for our trip… Continue reading Grønland, Asavakkit! | Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal

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