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Steep Skiing 101 – Part IV

Steep Skiing 101 – Part IV

| March 6, 2009 | 10 Comments

One reason there isn’t more super steep skiing footage in ski films isn’t that it is so hard to shoot, but more that it is kind of boring to watch. Slip, slip… slip.  Pause.  Turn!  Slip, slip, slip. Pause. It is way more fun to do than to watch.  Steep skiing is like this because when the stakes are high, […]

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Steep Skiing 101 – Part III

Steep Skiing 101 – Part III

| March 4, 2009 | 4 Comments

Ninety-percent of steep skiing is in your head.  I’ve witnessed some absolutely crappy skiers make it down steep slopes and conversely, seen experienced skiers (including myself) totally freeze up.  It’s one of those things you just have to be psyched for and sometimes you are, and sometimes you aren’t.  A bitter divorce or break-up seems to […]

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Steep Skiing 101 – Part II

Steep Skiing 101 – Part II

| March 3, 2009 | 18 Comments

Regardless of technique, one of the hardest things about steep skiing is committing to the first turn.  Unlike climbing where you start at the bottom and slowly gain more exposure as you go up, with steep skiing, you are looking at the taking the maximum whipper if you blow the first move.  I personally love […]

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Steep Skiing 101

Steep Skiing 101

| March 2, 2009 | 4 Comments

Wasatch Weekend Update: Way better than expected!  After two weeks of warm temps, howling wind and no snow, the backcountry still had some soft and fun skiing. I had a good time at The Big LePowSki event this weekend, where one of the clinics I taught was “How to Assess and Ski the Steeps.”   As much as I love steep […]

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Ski Mountaineering in Iceland – Photos

Ski Mountaineering in Iceland – Photos

| June 20, 2008 | 10 Comments

In May of 2006, I joined Matt Turley, Dylan Freed, John Griber, John Armstrong and Rob Raker on a trip to northern Iceland for some ski mountaineering.  Matt Turley was the originator of this trip as he had been to Iceland in the summer to shoot photos and thought it might make for some good […]

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