trip reports

Early Season Turns – Pine Creek – Aspen

Early season backcountry skiing near Aspen, Colorado. Photos and trip report.

Ode to Colorado

I don’t know if this event happened sooner or later than I anticipated. I’ve always thought it possible, and at the same time couldn’t imagine it ever would: I no longer live in...

A Desert Loop — Multisport Vacation

A road trip hiking and mountain bike tour of Gateway Canyons Resort, La Sal Mountains Utah, Fisher Towers and Fruita Colorado.

Was It Gear Testing or Shralping, or Both?

This is exciting. We’re starting our gear testing for Denali, which means we have another excuse to go skiing! This session was executed up at Montezuma Basin between Aspen and Crested Butte,...

Glacier NP Road Trip Notes

Took me awhile to get this done. We’ve had some pretty severe illness in the family which took up a good bit of my time. This trip took place Aug 21 – Sep 5. The Great Plains This trip...

Matt’s First Florida Fishing Trip

Some weekends start with a dull groan. Some start with a bang. And some start with 500,000 lbs of liquid oxygen and hydrogen igniting in a fantastic, internal-organ-shaking, controlled explosion. Bet...

New Zealand!

Check out this backcountry skiing in New Zealand! As many of you know, I'm working as a ski patroller at Mt. Cheeseman, a "club ski field" in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is a fun place to work,...

Report from Down Under

Went on a short tour on Thursday in Tairn Basin (the basin behind cheesman ski area). Some great powder turns, I have some good pictures so I can make a sweet little trip report once I get good...

Report from Down Under

This weekend we heard from WildSnow's Director of Year Around Skiing. Louie is ensconced at Cheeseman ski field, working as staff up there doing everything from repairs to ski patrolling. "The...

Mount Raoul — 2nd Time is the Charm

Mt. Raoul,13,803 foot sub-peak of Castle Peak in the Elk Mountains southwest of Aspen, Colorado. Also named Castleabra or Castlebra.