Archive for December, 2011
Chuting Gallery Ultimate Upgrade
Just as I was thinking of putting The Chuting Gallery out as an eBook, I received a fantastic gift from Andrew Thompson that put the eBook concept into perspective. Andrew is an artist, illustrator and bookbinder from Brooklyn, NY who comes out to the Wasatch Mountains to go skiing. We had emailed me in the […]
New Use for the Old Hole
Traditionally, the main distinctions between alpine skis and backcountry skis have been that backcountry skis were lighter, may have have been reinforced for tele binding mounting and had holes in the tips & tails. The first two distinctions don’t seem to be as common nowadays, but the third, holes in the tips/tails, is still a […]
Glacier Rope Set-up
Because ski mountaineering is so varied, there is no one single “best rope” out there that covers all the bases. Sometimes you want a short, light, skinny rope just in case, and other times you need a full length, beefy multi-fall lead line. In the past I’ve carried a variety of 60m ropes based on […]
Ski Magazines Worth Buying
I was perusing the magazine stand the other day and ended up buying not only one, but two skiing magazines, which doubles my combined retail purchase of ski mags for the last two years. The first one was the 2012 Skiing Adventure Issue which I bought mainly for the Grant Gunderson double fold-out cover photo. […]
Antarctica 2011 – Trip Report
It seemed hard to believe that anything could ever top the 2009 Ice Axe Antarctica Ski Cruise, but I think this year actually did. In 2009 we had freakishly good weather (clear, sunny and calm every single day), but in 2011, I think we were able to get into more interesting terrain. Part of this […]
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