Announcements
Baffin Island & Patagonia Kite Assisted Skiing Presentation
This Thursday, Feb 6th, I’m going to be giving a presentation up at Snowbird on kite assisted skiing in Baffin Island and Patagonia. The show starts at 6:00 and a $5 donation gets you raffle tickets for great prizes and helps support the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center. It takes place in the Wildflower Lounge (21 […]
Snowbasin Freeride Avalanche Workshop, Jan 26 -28
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 […]
Racking Up Vertical For the Snow Leopards
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 […]
Backcountry Safety Strategies Presentation – 1/3/2014
I’m giving a presentation on backcountry skiing safety strategies tomorrow night, Jan 3rd at 6:30 at The Sports Loft (4678 S. Highland Drive). The bulk of it is on avalanche avoidance and includes some lowlights from my past, as well as some of my current thoughts on living to ski another day. As most Wasatchians […]
Park City Gets a Climbing Gym
Park City has no shortage of Blue Ribbon this and World Class that, but until yesterday, it had one major gaping omission – a climbing gym. This seems like a natural for Park City as a lot of climber types live around here, yet the closest outdoor climbing is 20 minutes away and marginal, or […]
Wasatch Citizen Series Gets Geared Up
There may not be enough snow on the ground to ski, but there is more than enough to suffer. The Wasatch Citizen Series is back for another round this year with the first race taking place early Thanksgiving morning, which will give you an excuse to pig-out later that day. The bulk of the Citizen […]
Wasatch Backcountry Alliance
I’ve often thought how wonderful it would be to show up at a Forest Service meeting with a big sack of cash. “Here you go, I brought this for you. Keep it.” While this may sound crass and borderline illegal, it is essentially what all of the ski areas and guiding concession do by […]
Utah Avalanche Center Mega Party – This Thursday
One of the toughest parts of an Avalanche Forecasters job isn’t assessing the snowpack, it’s figuring out a way to raise money to keep a forecast operation running. Among people who use and appreciate forecast centers, it seems hard to believe that they aren’t funded through some sort of public safety agency, and yet Utah […]
Look Who Just Showed Up In Park City
Ahhhh. Hate heat. Summer bummer. The end is in sight! ________________________________ Help support StraightChuter.com and keep as cool as a dog in a Ruffwear Swamp Cooler Dog Vest from Backcountry.com. Click on the photo below…
Antarctic Peninsula Gear List
I must be getting excited about skiing as I spent the day compiling a list of 30 gear recommendations and accompanying photos for the upcoming Ice Axe Ski Cruise to Antarctica this November. A lot of this gear is just variations on a general backcountry theme, but having been down there four times, I’ve developed […]
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