At the tail end of winter Brandon, Dylan and I made the long skin up Booth Creek and climbed/skied “Peak P” down its long west-facing chute, known by some as the “Piney Plunge”. It was the sort of long, committing day out there that we dream of all winter, and given the current state of things in the world and local community, it might be one of the only such big days we get to experience all spring. I guess we’ll see… Read more…
In late August 2019, my family and I began our autumn European sojourn. Our first destination was Iceland. This was a much anticipated stop as Iceland is one of the best places we’ve ever been. Add in the chance to spend time with Thor, Freyja, Thoranna, and the rest of our dear Icelandic family, and well, this was a week we were very much looking forward to. Keep reading…
With the Grand Traverse only a month away Dylan and I knew it was time to go for a bigger training day. We’ve both been logging a lot of vert skinning but nothing all that sustained or in the same vicinity as the actual race stats. Vail, Beaver Creek, and Arrowhead have been our most frequented training grounds all winter long, so we figured why not go for a challenge and try to link up all three in one push? Read more…
It’s been a good snow year in Colorado so far. On the heels of the most recent January storm cycle, a wave of high pressure moved over the state for a few days and Brian and I decided to take advantage. After mulling over a few options we landed on Crystal Peak’s east face, a classic route on a friendly peak that Brian and I first skied back in 2012 and eventually went on to include as one of the 50 routes in our guidebook. Read more…