Alta Backcountry: Living and Exporing in Wild Places

  • Into the throws of winter

    I'm a little bit under the weather right now, but as I feel like the season is winding down, I'm trying to get on the two slats as much as possible. Today was up in the air for sure. Woke… Continue reading

  • Tour de France company

    It looks like none other than seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is getting into backcountry skiing. Pretty cool I think. Earn your turns Lance. Check out his March 14, 16 and 17th updates on his Twitter account. For… Continue reading

  • Intergalactic Backcountry Skiing Championships

    We came, we saw, we conquered (in a matter of sorts). The moon was bright. the fire was warm, the skin up was chaotic, the run down was magical. IGBSC #1 was a raging success. 15 pilots from the planet… Continue reading

  • Buddy

    Mornings are Stella time. We have a routine now. She knows that when my alarm goes off at 6:30 am, it's time for an adventure. She comes onto the bed, stretches, and extends her paw in a handshake gesture. I… Continue reading

  • Game on

    It's gonna be a good mountain biking season. That's all I have to say for now. Continue reading

  • Night

    'Twas an Intergalactic winter gathering of epic proportions. A full space log…soon. Continue reading

  • Saturday morning…

    …leads to Saturday night…which means…the Intergalactic Backcountry Skiing Championships, the last full day of winter, under the full moon. Sweet! A dawn patrol to start the day off right. Continue reading

  • Friday afternoon

    Nothing fancy today – no first descents, no 14ers – just a fun excursion where we hiked up and skied down and poked around the trees and opted for flannel because it's what was conveniently sitting around. The snow was… Continue reading

  • Keeping the momentum

    Spring is coming quick this year it seems, but I'm doing my best to not let off the gas on ski season. I have noticed the past half decade or so that March is usually fairly lousy in terms of… Continue reading

  • Decided to embark on a little side-country excursion today – Lost Lake headwall outside Eldora. It's always a fun little loop to break up the day. First day ever for me skinning on Fritschi bindings. It's true, they are a… Continue reading