2015 marks my 18th year of heli ski guiding for Valdez Heli Ski Guides on Thompson Pass, Valdez Alaska. I’ve watched the weather patterns change, skis get fatter, the evolution of beacons and the birth of the air bag. Avalanches are a reality.…
The texture of the crack digs into my skin. Hands swimming, one foot over the other. Thumbs down or thumbs up. It’s just a man-made simulation in a gym in Denver, but it doesn’t hurt any less. The crack widens…
Re-Blogged from DiamondBack Bikes With May as Bike-To-Work Month, we’re offering up some thoughts and tips on commuting. There are many benefits to bike commuting. First, there are the direct effects that come from any exercise, including improved fitness, lowered resting heart…
Via the Oboz blog: Trail Tails As a hiker, backpacker and climber I know that conservation is important. Experiences in pristine environments have changed how I relate to the world around me. Insights I have had while sitting next to…
Where do I begin? In the fall there’s always ice on the cars in the mornings. The sun finally makes it over the cliffs by 7:30 am. I crawl out of my nest of sleeping bags and bedding in the…
Matt Myers is the owner of The Hostel California in Bishop, CA. “I didn’t know what I was going to do or how I was going to make it happen, I just knew I wanted to be in Bishop.” A…
Can you drive in your ski boots? If the answer is no then it is time to build a pyre and burn them in a mass of toxic nasty-ness. You are now in a position to buy a boot that…
August 29th, 2014, HWY 120 Eastbound, 6:30AM. My headlights lit up the trees as I drove in silence that morning. As I was approaching a turnout in the highway with the faint rise of the sun, I had to pull…
Below are a couple videos from AMGA Rock and Ski guide Alan Oram (otherwise known as the “Angry Avocado”). He shows that some days you’re feeling it, and other days….you climb nine feet and get lowered… Either way though, our pros are loving…
Our President Gareth had the great fortune of joining some friends on an original 1982 Tucker Sno-Cat this weekend. They went in search of powder near Camp Hale, Colorado and, well, they found it….