Archive for September, 2008
Probes – Leave Home Without Them?
I hardly ever carry a probe for day backcountry ski trips. I know this makes me a bad person and I’ll burn in hell for it, but I have my reasons. 1) Cheap lightweight probes are a disservice to humanity. They bend, break and don’t have the heft to punch through solid avalanche debris. If […]
Tramdock.com goes to the one-hitter format
It’s fast, furious and insanely cheap! Following in the format of SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com and Chainlove.com, Tramdock will now feature a single item per day at skull-popping discounts. Just a few moments ago (you have to be fast – these sales don’t last long) the featured item was a pair of Scott Verdict Goggles for $39.97 […]
Cheap Thermal Insurance
My main strategy for staying warm while backcountry skiing is to adjust my pace to achieve a good operating temperature. If it is scorching hot, I slow down. If it’s really cold, I’ll speed up. I wear the same clothes almost every time I go out and use side zips or front zips to vent […]
Chuting Spree Clue #2 – Win K2 Tele/AT Skis
For any size, any model… follow five weekly clues and be the first to correctly identify where the skis are hidden to win a pair of K2 Telemark/AT skis of your choice! Clue #2 of 5 Q: The world’s foremost high-altitude apiarist called this COUNTRY home. Click here for the contest rules. Clues… Aug 26th – Identify […]
Two All-Time Favorite SnowKiting Videos
This video of three Norwegian punks shredding Greenland is one of my all time favorite kiting videos and also one of all time favorite expeditions for that matter. These guys did a vast amount of research on the project beforehand and are excellent skiers and kiters. In the end, they annihilated the old crossing record by […]
Ahhhh…!
Summer bummer… hate heat. These are a few of my least favorite things. Utah is a “Pretty Great State” three out of four seasons, with summer being skull-popping hot and unpleasant. While the first snow may be far from actual skiing, it at least marks the end to the season of misery here in Utah. From the Alta webcam, […]
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