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Sano y Salvo: A Patagonia Ski Adventure
Loading ...I’m not sure how many times it will take before I learn that I am not cut out to be a ski guide. A misjudgment I frequently make is that everyone’s idea of fun is the same. I think it was that expectation that got me into trouble this time.
Navigating Avalanche Terrain
Loading ...The snow has fallen in many parts of the country, and back country skiing and riding has awakened from its summer slumber. With snow coverage conditions improving, we must remember to be safe. Avalanche danger will rise and fall through-out the season as the snowpack varies. One day the conditions can be stable, while the [...]
Snow Pit Basics w/ Evan Stevens
Loading ...Knowing how to understand the snow pack and make good decisions is key for safe travel through avi terrain. IFMGA guide Evan Stevens takes us through the basics of digging a good snow pit.
Cutting Baby Teeth
Loading ...A famous first descent this was not. The range itself, the Neacolas, is only famous within small circles, and a great spot for some good-old-fashioned human powered soul skiing.
VertFest 2011
Loading ...[ February 12, 2011; February 13, 2011; ] VertFest is back - bigger and better than ever!
Come join us for 2 days of clinics, demos, films and of course the biggest rando rally in the Northwest! It all begins on Saturday February 12th at Alpental with Ski Photography clinics with Grant Gunderson and Jason Hummel. Sidecoutnry Adventure Skiing with pros and guides from [...]
Going Sidecountry in Chamonix
Loading ...With no one single Chamonix Ski Area – no single starting point, no base lodge, none of the normal trappings you would find at an American ski area, options for sidecountry skiing are endless…
Out of the Shadows – Dendrite Studios movie premier
Loading ...[ October 26, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] Seattle folks, come out to the Eastlake Zoo Tavern on Tuesday October 26th for the killer new flick from Dendrite Studios.
Show is at 8pm and tix are 10 bucks. All proceeds will go to the Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center. you can check out the trailer at Dendrite’s web site here. Also [...]
The Declaration of Mountain Travel
Loading ...Declaration of Mountain Travel: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
I have been in the guiding business for just about 20 years now. I would be lying if I said that I became a mountain guide to interact with a large diversity of people. I simply wanted to go to the mountains and needed some [...]
Mt. Buckner, North Face
Loading ...Hidden dangers on the Boston Glacier. Jason, stemming the deep crevasse. Photo by Steph Abegg
Mountains have personality. We forget and all is forgiven, even when they are cantankerous, belligerent and vile. The pretty face and homely smile, seductive pull and salacious dress of rock and ice excite us climbers too much to turn away [...]
February Dreaming…
Loading ...Here in Alaska there has been a warm snap. Above freezing temperatures and liquid precipitation has wreaked havoc on the snowpack. A slide closed the Seward Highway for a day just south of Girdwood. All I can do is wonder what mother nature has in store for us this year.
