Archive for December, 2008
PNW not so hot, but ‘Stoke looks good
The Pacific Northwest is definitely a feast or famine area for snow. One season it sets a world record for recorded snowfall (Baker with something like 1,250″) and the next… nothing. Right now it is unfortunately in a solid nothing cycle, so I’m going to pass on the logging and head back to the Wasatch. […]
The Dying Art of Slideshows
I had a great time last night showing some “slides” at the Mountain Hardwear store in Portland, Oregon. A year ago, I told a skiing buddy I was giving a slideshow and he responded “Oh gawd – you still do those? I haven’t given one for years.” Truth be told, they take a lot of time and effort […]
Travel to the Northwest
I’m heading up to the Northwest from Monday afternoon through new Sunday, so StraightChuter updates may be spotty. The first stop is in Portland on Tuesday night for a Mazama’s Club presentation at the Mountain Hardwear store. After that I’m heading up to Seattle for a few days to see my parents, brother and sister, […]
Rocky Powder – December 06
If you keep your expectations low and look in the right places, the Wasatch backcountry has some pretty good skiing. The trick to finding it is to look in what is usually the most avalanche prone areas around – high, north-facing and wind loaded. Narrow chutes seem to have held on to almost all of […]
Surprisingly Good Skiing!
Despite reports of only five inches of new snow, the skiing this morning was great. Maybe even beyond great, in a stable, face-shot, knee deep kind of way. We found a chute that had additional depth from the sides sluffing into it. B-Rad Barlage booting a chute in knee deep pow. This photo was taken […]
Skiing this Morning – report to follow
Yes, Utah got FIVE INCHES of graupel on top of nothing, so I’m going to go check it out in the early morning hours. If you can’t see the rocks, maybe they aren’t as big.
Ushuaia 2008 – Trip Report & Gallery
Although this barely qualifies as a trip (it was only six days or so) and we never even came close to our intended goal of skiing in Antarctica, this trip was one of the funnest outings I’ve had in a long time, mainly because it had so many great people involved. Doug Stoup of Truckee, […]
Holy 108m Unintended Huckfest!
My brother-in-law, Colin Samuels of La Grave, France sent me this link to the “official footage” of his Norweigan friend Fred misreading his line and skiing full-bore off of a cliff and catching 108 meters (354′) of air. And surviving. Ten feet down, only 342′ left to go. I’d suspect that right about now Fred […]
Gear Deals Page Added
I hate physically going shopping, which is one of reasons I love Backcountry.com so much – I can get the best gear on-line at the best prices. StraightChuter.com stays in business (to use the term loosely) through the Affiliate Sales program at BC.com, which means I don’t have to clog the front page of this […]
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