Archive for December, 2010
New Year’s Resolution – Lose Weight
The last couple of times I’ve been out skiing I’ve been moaning and groaning about the weight of my overall backcountry skiing kit and today I decided to do something about it. As soon as I got home from a great day of skiing, I stripped off everything I used and weighed it. Hats, gloves, […]
Wasatch BC Tweet
Yehaw! The WWW (Wonderful World of Wasatch) was surprisingly good today and if conditions remain stable, should be a blast this weekend. About 4″ of graupel fell in the last day or so and in sheltered areas it was still Sponge-Bob bouncy powder, but in wind exposed areas it was buffed as smooth and creamy […]
Big Leg Greg Closes in on 2 Mill
As I was dragging ass up the last bit of my biggest day so far this year, a paltry 7,200′ of climbing, my thought turned to Greg Hill. When I first met Greg I was impressed at how easily he won the first Whistler Ski Mountaineering race. As I got to know him, I was […]
Dawn Patrol Road Closures
If you Dawn Patrol in the Wasatch, you need to sign up for LCC & BCC road closure text messaging information at: http://updsl.org/services/canyonalerts This is the best way to notified about when, where and how long LCC and BCC will be closed in the morning, even if you have already left the trail-head. Over the […]
Scariest Skis in the West
Deadbolt may be the “Scariest Band in the World” but they are nothing compared to this set of skis… 181cm K2 Darksides with Dynafit Titanium TLT bindings. Rockered to the gills, 156 / 128 / 144mm, no brakes, leashes or fore/aft adjustment in the heelpiece. These skis must be approached from behind, spoken to in […]
Wasatch BC Tweet
Getting hard to find the goods in the ‘satch. The upper elevations are filled in, but full of blown out crusty snow. The more sheltered mid elevations have good snow, but not much coverage. The fun zone is currently very slim.
Keep’er Steeper Skinning
The other day I was out skiing with a woman I didn’t know very well and she mentioned something about “macho assholes who set steep skin tracks.” Good thing it wasn’t a first date as she was most likely talking about me. I love steep skin tracks in the same way that I love steep, […]
Dynafit Rolling Start
WildSnow.com may be the center of the Dynafit world, but can they do this trick?
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