Reflections – Part 2
If you haven’t read, Part 1, please reach that first. Taking a quick step back to May, we also started a large house remodel as soon as the snow melted. We extended our master bedroom above the 2nd garage (which … Continued
Volcano Double Header
For many years I have wanted to do a big volcano tour skiing Rainier, Adams, St Helens, Hood, and Jefferson in 5 days. I have never been able to find the time or the partners for such a large undertaking … Continued
The Sliver – A Wasatch Classic
Hogum Fork is one of my favorite places in the Wasatch. It is topped off with the Pfiefferhorn (my favorite peak) and is a massive alpine area with lots of great ski lines. Two of the classics are The Hypodermic … Continued
Ski Mountaineering Season Is Here
Most people anxiously await spring as they are ready to hit the trails, garden, bike, and do other warm weather activities. For me, spring means a new type of ski season starts. As the high elevations move into their warming … Continued
Ski Mountaineering Technique Tip
I have wanted to start putting together some ski mountaineering tips posts for quite a while. Stano at www.skintrack.com does a great job of this and as a race director and racer, I especially like his post on race organization. … Continued
Coupe du Monde de Ski Alpinisme – Verbier
I had what I thought would be the perfect plan. I had to be in London for client meetings 13-17 January. Looking at the skimo race schedule, the first World Cup race of the season was scheduled for 17-19 January … Continued
Wyoming Roundup Race Recap
3 Skimo Race, 15,000’ climbing, 18 miles of distance, in 2 days At first thought, the idea of putting all that in 2 days sounded crazy. The Wyoming Roundup would be the newest US Skimo Stage race. It would combine … Continued
Utah Ski Mountaineering & Wasatch Citizen Series
7 days until the first Wasatch Citizen Ski Mountaineering Race! I hope everyone is ready. The snow conditions will make for a challenging time with a good course. Our goal of the Citizen Skimo Series is to grow participation of … Continued
20th Annual Avalanche Party
The avalanche part has become an annual fall tradition for most of us. It marks the changing of seasons. We all start to get excited about ski season, we catch up with ‘winter friends’ and start to focus attention on … Continued