Winter took off here in the PNW during January, then got unseasonably warm, and then now seems to be back in the mountains… for at least a stretch. I’ve gotten in a pretty good mix of backcountry, lift assist, and family ski days this season. During the wintry January portion I was on-call for work …
Old-Man-Winter is finally making a return to the PNW after a stretch of high pressure. I snuck in a dawn patrol before work Friday morning and am stoked to get that back into my weekly schedule. If you are in the INW of the PNW and utilize the uphill policy at Mt Spokane don’t forget …
Happy Thanksgiving BC ski amigos (in North America)! The local hills are close to bare in my neck of the woods, but ULLR (the norse snow god) has brought a few feet of snow a couple hours north in the Selkirks. I had the fortunate opportunity to sneak up there on Saturday and get my …
A text and email thread began last night about skiing this week. It took most of us by surprise since this group lives in the lower 48, but the Kootenay Boundary Forecast by Avalanche Canada has just started to forecast and apparently there is 72cm (approx 30in) of snow to slide upon. They say the …
Any backcountry ski friends tracking the headlines this week pertaining to the website backcountry.com? Well, since I had just locked and loaded my little website URL this summer with the word “backcountry” in the title, I waited and watched the headlines closely this week. Backcountry.com appeared to be bullying other companies by sending “cease and …
For those in the western US there is some serious moisture passing through. Check your local forecasts models to see if the temps are agreeable for snowfall up high. Two BC ski friends pointed out the following… The Cascades will see feet of snow. One friend is headed to Mt Rainier to check out the …
While we wait for the mountains to build up a base of snow, we in the meantime continue to do our snow dances in support, as well as check our gear and make our Christmas lists in earnest. Every fall I start to get looped in to texts about the local ski swap mentoring, craigslist …
Old-man-winter is trying to cut in ahead of autumn-glory this weekend, with the local ski hill webcams showing a full on snow storm! I guess I can’t put off regluing my skins any longer with the prospect of possibly getting turns in tomorrow… Where, and when, does the passion for snowy hills and backcountry lines …
Well, we in North America have crested out of the summer and into fall. I was recently reminded that on a good year we can begin to see a dusting of snow in the hills starting next month (October)! While we wait for the snow to fall I know some of you have just come …
There is a small, yet established, corner of the internet that understands summer is awesome but winter is a touch more awesome. You are not alone if you find yourself drifting towards thoughts of cooler days and hero pow. Those blustery days maybe in the distant past, but at the same time they are also …