'backcountry' Category
Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
I’m glad I went to the San Juans this past weekend, the skiing was a lot of fun.Unfortunately, the hike in and out was far from ‘a lot of fun’. I blame nobody but myself. The signs were there, and I just didn’t heed them.
The general jist was that sleds we built [...]
Into the Mountains
Outdoor biking season is starting, but that means ski season is ending soon. Josh proposed a trip for the long weekend involving some camping, some skiing, and what promises to be an all-around good time.Jeremy, Josh, and I pieced together some homemade pulks last night from pvc pipe, plastic sleds, and a big [...]
Sweet Sweet Powder
Another day of recovery is in order for tomorrow.After a week of doing a lot of programming, a lot of cleaning up from Old Pueblo, and a lot of not doing anything all that physically demanding, I jumped back on the horse friday.
Fortunately, it turned out to be a bucking bronco, just the way [...]
Quick Hits
Just a couple items of interest before I hit the sack.First up, tRoy did a bit of video editing, and put together a little youtube from our trip this past weekend. View it here. You get to see me slamming my hand against a shovel for the sake of safety and then [...]
Free Vertical and Epic Couloirs
Another good day in the peaks is in the books.Saturday was another day of free vertical with tRoy, J-money, Ben, and James. We started at snowbowl and had some cars and some beers stashed out on 89 for the ride out. That already put us about 2000’ ahead at the beginning of [...]
More of the Skiing, Less of the Biking
Another epic weekend was had on the skis.Saturday, an attack on Night Mare was made from my friend Mark’s cabin on Hart Prairie Road.
The snowmobile picked us up at 7:30 and J-money and I got our warm-up at about 20 mph behind a snowmobile for 4 miles into the cabin.
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