Coming at you live and direct from the Grand Teton, JHMR summer Tram, Teton Pass and the Gros Ventre Wilderness. This edition of “State of the Backcountry” comes to you from the Jackson Hole area where the bounty of a historic winter continues to offer quality options for the summer snow slider. There’s no doubt… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2014: XVIII | Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
Happy to share my State of the Backcountry Sierra Nevada based report with the fine folks over at Earn Your Turns. It’s the heart of spring across the American West and the mountains are going off! In Tahoe, just about every activity outdoor enthusiasts pursue are accessible these days. Paddleboarding, mountain biking, rock climbing, kite… Continue reading Sierra Spring Skiing Keeps Delivering with Earn Your Turns
For the past several years I have contributed to CleanSnipe as a staff writer through its blog known as The Deal. CleanSnipe offers trip reports and stories on backcountry skiing, surfing, rock climbing-essentially anything related to having fun in the outdoors. However, CleanSnipe is no more. Say hello to GearMarket. The change has been long overdue as… Continue reading CleanSnipe is now GearMarket
A fun piece about skiing the seven continents with CanalFreeski. FOTOS: Brennan Lagasse Esquiar y viajar. Viajar y esquiar. Probablemente dos de los verbos que transmiten dos de las acciones que más nos gusten. Y probablemente dos de los verbos que mejor combinan entre sí… El autor nos cuenta cómo es el esquí alrededor del… Continue reading Esquí alrededor del mundo
Black Diamond Equipment (BD) makes just about every piece of ski gear you need to get into the backcountry, and get home safely. As the Tahoe area BD Ski Ambassador, three of my favorite pieces of BD gear that I use and trust are the Carbon Megawatt Skis, Anarchist Avalung Pack, and the Whippet pole.… Continue reading Black Diamond Backcountry Ski & Safety Equipment Gear Review
Writer Devon O’Neil captures a piece of the 2013 PNH Tour Camp season. We picked up more than 20 feet of new snow over the course of our 2013 season. Our man Wes-Slay Stomp-Son had endured the “Cordova Snowpocalypse” of 2012, and in a community centric offering, the municipality of Cordova adopted the “Keep Calm, Shovel… Continue reading Keep Calm. Shovel On. By Devon O’Neil
And then it snowed. After 20+ days of high pressure, bluebird conditions in the Chugach, something was bound to give. At the end of our previous week the writing was on the wall. Although the storm wasn’t that big for AK standards, the 10-18” of new snow was a blessing for the last official week… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2014: XIV | Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
With high pressure in place, Tour Camp continued to fire this past week in the Chugach. Under sunny skies with workable stability, fantastic skiing was found on almost every aspect. From the spines of “Dan O’s”, to mellow powder fields and the continued establishment of new runs, our little slice of AK continues to shine.… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2014: XII | Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
