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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.
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 [...]
A Party Of Flavor
Loading ...We can see steam in the distance, but the wind quickly coats the skies with snow, obscuring the vents in the hillside. Our group turns instead to scope lines for the big mountain shots we are seeking, but the wind permits us from these views also. Time for lunch and time for slippers. [...]
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…
Behind the Shot with Grant Gunderson
Loading ...Grant Gunderson recently talked with us about his cover shot on October’s issue of Powder. The shot nearly didn’t happen. Despite incredible talent behind the camera and in front of it, it seemed Ma Nature had other plans.
Into the Untracked
Loading ...“This Is Your Decision Point” says the sign dividing the ski area from the unpatrolled powder fields on the other side of the boundary. Know what you’re getting into, it says, and don’t venture out unless you’re willing to accept the risk. If you aren’t, turn back now.
Falling in Love on the Shuskan Arm
Loading ...It’s true, love comes in all shapes and forms. Of the many parts of this world I love, one of them is about 1,000 vertical feet, adorned with a few cliffs, and so close to the ski area boundary that I can count the number of people coming up the lifts. It is the first [...]
VertFest 2010
Loading ...This past Saturday marked the 4th Annual VertFest uphill/downhill race at Alpental Ski Area benefiting the Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center. With a record breaking number of competitors, gorgeous spring sunshine overhead, and a very challenging, exciting course set by Martin Volken, the day was one of story-worthy proportions. Here is a [...]
VertFest
Loading ...[ March 6, 2010; ] Wax those skis! VertFest 2010 is coming back to Alpental for its fourth year Saturday, March 6th. Gather with our community of like-minded adventurers for a day on the snow and little fun rivalry of a rando race!
VertFest is a celebration of human powered adventure in the Cascade Mountains of Washington. Its about getting some [...]
Hattrup Channel, Episode 1
Loading ...A stylish Seattle Sombrero, a neon unisuit, and the birth of skiing beyond the lifts…
