We’re off and running with the fifth season of Points North Heli-Advnetures Tour Camp. The first two weeks went by in a blur of powder, both literally and figuratively. We had to wait a few days to set up camp this year due to a heavy storm in the zone. When the skies finally did… Continue reading A Storm Report in 5 Photos |Chugach Mountains, Alaska
If you’re a backcountry user, this is big, real big. For the first time in many years the US Forest Service (USFS) has finally issued what many are calling the most necessary step towards future balance in the backcountry. It’s been close to 10 years since the USFS issued the Travel Management Rule. This rule… Continue reading The Over-Snow Vehicle Rule and a Backcountry Survey for Californians
I’m starring down the definition of a perfect couloir. No one has ever climbed this line before. It’s never been skied. I watch as one of my three partners drops into the tight, snaking line that’s coated in Polar Powder. The line is so aesthetic it’s as if it were pulled straight from a couloir… Continue reading As Good As It Gets| A Ski Expedition to Sisimiut, Greenland I
It might feel like Déjà vu, but the choice is yours. When you’re working with close to nothing you have to get creative, be positive and find a way to stay fired up. I’m not going to try and sugar coat that after a strong December we’re once again feeling the loss of winter in… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2015: V| Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
Just when all bets were off thanks to a fizzled “Storm of the Century”, along came a few under forecasted storms, and there you have some of the best powder skiing to hit the Tahoe backcountry in recent memory. It’s been so good, with the current dry out, a host of tourers are smiling at… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2014-2015: IV| Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
Be honest. How many times have you checked the weather in the past few days? Between all the hype surrounding the storm, snow line, and the forecasted wind for Thursday, I know I’ve scoured just about every site and source I know multiple times each day for over a week. It’s geeky for sure, but… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2014-2015: III| Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
Hello skiers and riders! Welcome to another season of State of the Backcountry sponsored by Alpenglow Sports, hosted by Unofficial Networks. I’m looking forward to sharing another season of real time condition reports from the Sierra Nevada backcountry, as well as details from out of the area ski trips when available. Read the rest here
Continued from parts one and two, this final piece focuses on one classic line from Utah, Colorado, and The East according to 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America. Utah: South Face, Mt. Superior Utah is well known for some of the best skiing and riding on planet Earth, due in large part to the… Continue reading 7 Classic Ski Descents in the Lower 48| Utah, Colorado, and The East
