Trail Break: The Newsletter of the Winter Wildlands Alliance

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 in any way that works for you! Here’s a link to our most recent newsletter… Continue reading Trail Break: The Newsletter of the Winter Wildlands Alliance

State of the Backcountry 2016: Iceland, Tahoe and the Eastern Sierra

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 resorts have closed, and many skiers and riders have put their skis and boards away… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2016: Iceland, Tahoe and the Eastern Sierra

State of the Backcountry 2016: Alaska and Tahoe

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 April. It’s springtime in the mountains, which means there’s a deep snowpack across the Northern Hemisphere,… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2016: Alaska and Tahoe

State of the Backcountry 2016: Tahoe and the Eastern Sierra

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 mostly warm, sunny and dry. A few inches to start the month and one solid… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2016: Tahoe and the Eastern Sierra

State of the Backcountry 2016: Tahoe and Nevada

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 years and put a major spotlight on El Nino. In fact, the snowy January we… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2016: Tahoe and Nevada

Winter Returns | Adventure Sports Journal

Cover of the Feb/Mar 2016 Issue of the Adventure Sports Journal

I’m honored to be on the cover of the new Adventure Sports Journal along with a piece that’s full of stoke and some great photos I’ve shot capturing the return of winter to Tahoe! From the article: “I’m going to ski this super cautiously, island of safety to island of safety. Copy?” “Yes. I have eyes… Continue reading Winter Returns | Adventure Sports Journal

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

The Latest Warren Miller Ent. Webisode Features PNH Tour Camp

Last March, PNH welcomed  Warren Miller Ent. to Tour Camp. Of all the visitors we have had over the past several years, this crew was special, and I know I speak for all of the PNH family, including my Tour Camp co-guides, Jeff Dostie and Wesley Thompson, when I saw we were honored to work… Continue reading The Latest Warren Miller Ent. Webisode Features PNH Tour Camp