I had the honor a couple of weeks ago to sit down with Bill Briggs- arguably the father of ski mountaineering in the US. I interviewed him for Powder over a cup of coffee at the Virginian. I must say, what an amazing character. Check out the full interview here.
Best view in the world It has been an all-time winter at Jackson Hole. So good, in fact, it’s been hard to leave. It’s not that we’ve had a ton of big storms, just a lot of eight or ten inch days. This has been ideal both from a sanity stand point (not waiting long [...]
With the “Extremes” kicking off tomorrow I thought I’d post last year’s winning runs. It was deep then, and with two days of snow in the forecast, it should be deep again tomorrow. Since they already used the weather day, we’re keeping our fingers crossed that we get at least one day off. If you’re [...]
Okay, so there’s no crazy airs or hucks, just good ole fashion pow skiing in December at Jackson Hole. Delicious!
Disclaimer- This is meant to be a tongue-in-cheek post. And yes, I realize the irony in the fact that I do most of these, and you probably got here via Facebook or Twitter. T.J. Burke’s famous line from Aspen Extreme, “Skiing is the easy part,” may never have rung truer than today. You know you’re [...]
Play by play of a good comp run I’ve seen a lot of skiers come and go from the competition scene. It’s not for lack of talent, either. A lot of skiers get turned off because they don’t really understand all the nuances of competing- it’s a bit more complicated than just pointing it off [...]
A SNOTEL Station in summer I love SNOTEL. On the right day, I check it more often than Drew Tabke checks the TGR forum (okay, I’m exaggerating, I don’t check it that much). The point is, SNOTEL is not only a great tool for backcountry users, it’s also a great distraction from the monotony of [...]
Note: this is meant to pick up where Powder’s workout spoof left off. If you’re looking for real advice might I suggest: Mountain Athlete http://corepilatesofjacksonholet.wordpress.com/ http://wrighttraining.blogspot.com/ ttp://5bcrossfit.com/ You’re gnarly, and people should know it. But, for those people that cant see your exploits on the hill, and aren’t friends with you on Facebook (yes, I [...]
Ah, Fall. Leaves are changing, football is back in season (go BSU!), cheap bear companies are once again producing camouflage cans, and, most significantly, winter is ever closer. With each passing day, discussion about how epic the winter is going to be becomes more and more fierce. Let there be no doubt, THIS IS THE [...]
Awesome sunsets: one thing you can count on I’m not going to pretend I’m the most organized guy. You can usually tell what season it was three months ago by looking in the back of my truck- skis will live there until July, mountain bikes until December, and, for whatever reason, I carry two-stroke motor [...]
