Hot Box
It was a hot morning in the mountains today. I almost didn’t go, didn’t bother to hitch up the sled and drag it up to Dutchman because the snow level overnight was high and the cameras in the lots looked…
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Pre and Post
On the morning this emerges, I’m 175 days post-op from back surgery for a herniated disc. Almost half a year. Having just returned from a fine day in the mountains today, I was reflecting on a few good days from…
Broken Sun, Broken Top
Ever head out for a ski tour and realize you’ll be out for an eclipse? In Oregon, we were nowhere near the chaos of the totality, and cloud coverage was thick, but the moody weather made it possible to view…
A New Range
If you know me in the real world, then you already know that last spring we plucked up our little family and transplanted from Salt Lake City to Bend, OR. We moved out of Utah because the pollution, the politics,…
Coming Back
It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted anything here. Life, work, training, COVID, and many other things have gotten in the way. Recently, I’ve been rethinking my relationship to social media and other forms of digital distraction, and having…
Monte Cristo Gully
There are a few classic lines that I want to tie up this Spring. But this Spring is different and there’s no such thing as plans any more. Thankfully, a couple of evenings ago JBo was willing to make a…
A few Spring lines
It seems almost frivolous to be writing about skiing when the COVID-19 epidemic is weighing so heavily on my mind, but I also think it’s important to keep having fun and doing what brings us joy. Here’s one of two…
Powerhouse Couloir
Stairs Plant, Generator Couloir (left), Powerhouse Couloir (middle), and Substation (right). After a great morning of low-elevation couloir skiing with JBo, I thought that it was time to try to jump on some of the low-elevation routes in Big Cottonwood…
Little Cottonwood Secrets
Jbo is a reliable ski partner, provided that you can get your ski mission done before 11 am on any given day, when he needs to get back to running america’s best backcountry ski store, Skimo.co. It’s been a quiet…
East Face of Twin
Just a quick entry with some recent action. Took a visiting medical school friend Nick out for his first ever backcountry tour. It was a rough skinner for him and trial by fire, but he rose to the occasion.