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!
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
I LOVE Alaska. In my opinion, when it’s on, there’s no where else on planet earth that delivers such incredible skiing. But there’s more to the land of the midnight sun than the best skiing in the world. I’m currently processing another incredible trip to Alaska, this time with a visit to Kodiak Island to surf, with… Continue reading Surf Trips Vol. 3| “The Far North Shore”, Yakutat, Alaska
The 2014-2015 ski season was memorable. From Canada to Kashmir, and Alaska to Greenland, it was a season of travel, growth, and exceptional exploration. In this piece for the Mountain Hardwear Ski Blog, I recount the 2013-2014 ski season. It’s August after all, and since the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder, thoughts… Continue reading Summer Dreams and Looking Back on the 2013-2014 Ski Season with Mountain Hardwear
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
A selection of my photos with words from Devon O’Neil about our adventure to ski the Mount of the Holy Cross Couloir in Colorado. What’s more exhilarating than summiting Eagle County’s iconic fourteener? Reaching, then skiing, the Cross Couloir. Aside from being the Vail Valley’s most-climbed pinnacle, Mount of the Holy Cross happens to be… Continue reading Holy of Holies | Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine
A quick look back at a long season of ski travels with Honey Stinger: Hive athlete and ski guide, Brennan Lagasse, shares a recap from his adventurous 2014/15 ski season: As a backcountry skier and ski guide, mountain nutrition is paramount. I was happy to join the Honey Stinger Hive this winter and found myself… Continue reading A World of Skiing with Honey Stinger
This is a photo essay speaking to a May that saw close to 200% of average precipitation fall in the Sierra. It’s been four tough winter in a row for California, but as a backcountry skier, you never know when conditions are going tot urn on. Check out the piece here
