Archive for March, 2010
My Cook Kit
Here is a blow-by-blow description of my cook kit. I’ve developed this over many years and it is definitely geared towards melting lots of snow and cooking simple meals which don’t require simmering.
Ruby Mountains, NV Trip Report
This was my second trip out to the Ruby Mountains in Nevada and it made me wonder why I don’t get out there more often. It is about a 3.5 hour drive from SLC and the range itself is quite a bit like the Wasatch, except I think it has more steep skiing potential. Like […]
Beijing Trip Report
This trip to Beijing reminded me of my first “business trip” in the outdoor industry about 18 years ago. We were going on a ski testing outing to Mammoth, and since we were staying in a hotel, I didn’t bring anything but clothes. Once we got there and all six of us moved into the […]
Low Angle Circuits
Due to the strange snowpack we have this year in the Wasatch, I’ve been skiing new, although not necessarily exciting, terrain. I have yet to dig a pit as almost every time I go out I’ve felt collapsing, seen natural slides, triggered avalanches with ski cuts or dropped cornices, and/or seen shooting cracks. Between that […]
The Hash Pipe Couloir
It’s short, harsh, dangerous, leaves you dazed, your bases stoned, you’re likely to get burned, it smells like shit (mountain goat shit in this case) and is unrecommended, but it is also fun. I’ve stood at the top of this couloir roughly five times over the last ten years and yesterday Courtney Phillips and I […]
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