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Snowbasin Freeride Avalanche Workshop,  Jan 26 -28

Snowbasin Freeride Avalanche Workshop, Jan 26 -28

| January 17, 2014 | 2 Comments

I took this workshop last year at Snowbird and am excited to be returning this year as an instructor.  I’ll be giving two classroom presentations, teaching a ropes & knots mini clinic and partaking in all of the on-snow activities.  My first presentation should be titled “Mental Case Studies in Avalanche Stupidity” as it covers […]

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Racking Up Vertical For the Snow Leopards

Racking Up Vertical For the Snow Leopards

| January 14, 2014 | 7 Comments

Dynafit, in conjunction with the Sports Loft and Alta, are hosting a “Snow Leopard Day – Ski Touring Event” this Saturday, Jan 18th at Alta.  It is a five hour event which will be held in the Michigan City area of upper Grizzly Gulch and features go-til-you-blow laps, with Dynafit donating 5 cents for each […]

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Scott Markewitz Photo Workshop

Scott Markewitz Photo Workshop

| January 29, 2010 | 2 Comments

I recently attended a seminar at the Winter OR Show entitled “Print is Dead” which had a panel of outdoor writers and e-commerce people, including Steve Casimiro.  Steve has been one of my favorite skiing writers since his days at Powder, and the upshot of the seminar was that print isn’t really dying so much […]

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Slideshow in Alaska & California

Slideshow in Alaska & California

| September 22, 2009 | 9 Comments

If you happen live in Anchorage or Tahoe, I have two dates set for a slideshow presentation on skiing the Alaska Family Trio – Papa Denali, Mama Sultana and Mt. Hunter, the wild child.  The Anchorage show is on Oct 22nd (geez… I should really start putting this show together!) and the Tahoe show is […]

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Tour Du Suds – Park City

Tour Du Suds – Park City

| September 21, 2009 | 6 Comments

The annual Tour Du Suds (TDS) bike race in Park City is the highlight of my summer unicycle season as it gives me a chance to ride with a few hundred other people who are equally silly looking.  The TDS is a fundraiser for the Mountain Trails Foundation and although some people take it seriously, […]

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MildSnow.com Challenge

MildSnow.com Challenge

| September 1, 2009 | 19 Comments

As long time readers of STRAIGHTCHUTER.COM may know, there is another backcountry skiing website out there named MildSnow.com.  It’s an alright site with some cute articles about painting your fingernails, blowing soap bubbles and how to ram your 1100cc snowmobile deep into the Colorado wilderness to get a better shot at endangered species with a […]

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Heliskiing Everest and Friends of Flagstaff

Heliskiing Everest and Friends of Flagstaff

| March 31, 2009 | 9 Comments

Access to backcountry skiing seems to have been an issue for at least as long as the sport has been around, but for me, the entire discussion changed on May 14, 2005 when a helicopter landed on top of Mt. Everest.  Now the discussion is no longer if you could take a machine to anywhere […]

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BackCountry Magazine Ski Test

BackCountry Magazine Ski Test

| March 30, 2009 | 7 Comments

Although I suspect my invitation to the annual Backcountry Magazine ski test extravaganza was a clerical error, I took them up on it anyway as it was a good excuse to drink Adam “Howie” Howard’s beer and ski at Powder Mountain.  I’ve been involved with many ski tests over the years, but lately have been developing […]

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Superfly Open – Kiting Festival

Superfly Open – Kiting Festival

| March 17, 2009 | 0 Comments

The second annual Super Fly Open kiting festival was held this last weekend at Powder Mountain, Utah.  Affectionately known as Pow Mow, the Eden based ski resort has an exposed ridgeline perched right at its summit which makes for perfect kiting conditions.  There aren’t many obstacles to collide with and the wind can be moderated by going […]

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2009 PowderKeg

2009 PowderKeg

| March 16, 2009 | 13 Comments

Last Saturday, for the first time in seven years, I was on the other side of the starting line of the Wasatch PowderKeg as a racer instead of an organizer. I love this event and thought it was a goner when Black Diamond and Patagonia pulled their backing out of it this season, but fortunately […]

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