So my wife is building her second set of skis. Pure birch, completely hand-built. That my friends, I think is pretty freaking cool. She decided to write it up. This is a four or five part installment. She's letting me… Continue reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

…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

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