It got a bit sketchy on the up this morning. I live in the Wasatch mountains. I have for my entire life. I have walked and pedaled all over them for decades. I know them as I know an old friend. And yet, I feel as if I am only beginning to discover the Wasatch. [...]
The American Fork Twin Peaks and Mineral Basin I can’t help but feel that the attitudes and actions of so many people right now are going to hurt us all in the long run. The short sighted buy-it-now mentality that normally responsible, forward looking folks are demonstrating is alarming. Especially within the last week. What, [...]
Another shot from Tuesday’s powder buffet.
I never thought a day would come when I would drink diet soda. And I really never thought a day would come when I would prefer diet soda over its sweeter, stickier, calorie laden counterpart. But the sugar content in soda is alarming. And I am no longer a 20-something with an overactive metabolism. And [...]
Not too long ago Dug pointed out that here in the Wasatch, even the avalanche forecasters are “poetical“. This morning as I read the daily avalanche reports that poetical nature was manifest once again: There are those moments in life when you’re outside with good friends, or even alone, and you realize something has changed. [...]
A fresh powder dump in the Wasatch can only mean one thing: Dawn Patrol. Scottie’s Bowl, Little Cottonwood Canyon. It was as good a place as any to drop in. We could have just fallen to the parking lot below. Mark. Tyler. Myself. The Knuckle Dragger. A day like today felt like a bonus. Especially [...]
Something that has immediately stood out to me about backcountry skiing is the way that a slope, with just a line of S curves cutting through it can stir the soul. I am new to the backcountry scene. And so my opportunity to cut those turns has been limited, both by experience and ability. But [...]
Image Credit It has been a summer or two since I had a target on my calendar that I focused on for months in advance. In 2006 it was the KTR. I remember reading about the race and the route in December, and becoming obsessed about it from that point on. Every day, every ride, [...]
Primrose Cirque I picked up Aaron at 5:30AM, and by 6 we were skinning up the Alpine Loop road. We worked our way up what we call simply ‘the gully’. It is a draw above Aspen Grove that opens up into a series of bowls and empty ridges. Perfect for powder shots. We followed Aaron’s [...]
