The French Files
Loading ...At the end of every ski season I breathe a huge sigh of relief. Not because I am excited that the winter is over, more so that the seasons are changing, and it is time for rock shoes and chalk.
About Evan Stevens
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Somehow, either by luck or strategy, Evan has carved out a pretty good existence. After learning to ski and climb in the mountainous region of the New York City suburbs, Evan escaped the gravity of the megalopolis and a standard 9 to 5 job. With a very liberal arts college education that tended to focus more on learning to rock climb and ski tour in Vermont, he left the east coast for climbing seasons of avoiding rangers in Camp 4, Yosemite, splitters in Indian Creek, and beating the heat with long routes in Squamish. Winters were spent avalanche forecasting for the Utah Avalanche Center (read: government job which pays you to ski tour). One summer, he met his wife Jasmin, beating away the other single climbing bums to score his dream girl: a cute, hard climbing, ski touring canadian, whose family owned a backcountry ski lodge. With her (and the lodge) as his motivation, he gained his IFMGA Mountain Guide certification and changed careers to be a full time Mountain Guide. Now Evan can be found in Squamish, BC in the summers and the Valhallas in the winter, trying to send some hard multi-pitch traditional route on the chief, or sniffing out the latest first descent with his wife setting the pace and his dog Benny in tow.
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Behind the Scenes: Outdoor Research
Loading ...Recently, a group came up to Valhalla Mountain Touring push Outdoor Research even further to the forefront of making great gear. It was an incredible week of getting different people together to hear what everyone has to say about the products from the snowpits to the factory floor.
IFMGA Guide Tips: Backcountry Safety
Loading ...Evan’s mantra of why the interior of BC is the best place on planet earth for ski touring: mountains + climate + lack of people = UNBELIEVABLE. As an IFMGA guide, Evan gets a lot of the same questions from clients. Here are some tips on Backcountry Safety.
The Equation
Loading ...For the last few winters, I have waged war with nutrition. From about Dec 15th to April 15th every season, ski touring defines my existence. At 5:30am the alarm usually goes of, and the battle begins…
