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Dawn Patrol Road Closures

Dawn Patrol Road Closures

| December 7, 2010 | 6 Comments

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 […]

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Golden & Denver Slideshows

Golden & Denver Slideshows

| October 12, 2010 | 2 Comments

I will be in Colorado (a small, rectangular state to the east of Utah) over the next two days to present “The Alaska Family” slideshow.  If you happen to live in the area, I hope you can make it! Wednesday, Oct 13 at Bent Gate Mountaineering in Golden Colorado (303) 271-9382 The show starts at […]

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A Meeting of Mad Men – Aug 27th

A Meeting of Mad Men – Aug 27th

| August 25, 2010 | 4 Comments

Oh man have I been a bad little blogger..!  Nothing new for weeks, well OK, months.  We have been putting an addition on our house which was suppose to be quick and easy, but of course it spawned a whole slew of other upgrades that have consumed most of my summer.  Hopefully the end is […]

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Backcountry Wedding

Backcountry Wedding

| June 23, 2010 | 3 Comments

I’ve never gotten bored with skiing as it seems like some new twist on the theme always shows up and keeps my interest alive (that plus it is just fun).  But, I don’t think I ever would have anticipated our trip to Iceberg Lake in the Wrangell-St.Elias Mountains to turn out quite the way it […]

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The Big LePowSki ~ Feb 25-27, Brighton

The Big LePowSki ~ Feb 25-27, Brighton

| February 12, 2010 | 2 Comments

Mai oui, The Big LePowSki is rolling into Salt Lake City Feb 25-27 to set up pins and knock’em down until they go click at Brighton.  This is the second annual gathering of TBLP, and last year was a blast.  The format is pretty simple – ski/ride & party, but not necessarily in that order.  […]

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Scott Markewitz Photo Workshop

Scott Markewitz Photo Workshop

| January 29, 2010 | 2 Comments

I recently attended a seminar at the Winter OR Show entitled “Print is Dead” which had a panel of outdoor writers and e-commerce people, including Steve Casimiro.  Steve has been one of my favorite skiing writers since his days at Powder, and the upshot of the seminar was that print isn’t really dying so much […]

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OR Show through Sunday

OR Show through Sunday

| January 20, 2010 | 1 Comment

The Outdoor Retailer Show is in Salt Lake City and the Sundance Film Festival is getting underway in Park City, so Utah is hopping at the moment.  A bit more snow would make it even better. I’ll add some updates from the OR Show over the next day or so.

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“Up There” Ski Film Fest – Bozeman, MT

“Up There” Ski Film Fest – Bozeman, MT

| January 13, 2010 | 0 Comments

The “Up There” Ski Film Fest is taking place on Jan 14-15 in Bozeman, MT.  It is being presented by the Yellowstone Club Community Foundation and benefits my all time favorite ski mountaineering organization, The Hans Sarri Memorial Fund (<– which happens to have a new website, check it out).  Not only are they showing […]

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Sun Valley Slideshow – Marley in the Mountains

Sun Valley Slideshow – Marley in the Mountains

| December 7, 2009 | 2 Comments

I’ll be giving a slideshow on skiing Alaskan’s First Family (Denali, Hunter and Sultana) as part of the Marley in the Mountains kick off party on December 12th starting at about 8:00pm.  It is a fund raiser for the Sawtooth National Avalanche Center and with your $10 entry fee, you get FREE BEER!  I love […]

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One-Stop Wasatch Snow & Condition Info

One-Stop Wasatch Snow & Condition Info

| December 4, 2009 | 6 Comments

Twenty years ago when I moved back to Utah and started touring in earnest, one of the first people I ever went out skiing with was a Park City local named Chris Larson.  Since then, Chris has had the wisdom to leave Park City before it became, uhm, what it is now, and moved up […]

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