Video
The Couloir To Nowhere – Full Version
I am very pleased to offer the full version of my 2011 film, “The Couloir To Nowhere,” now online for your viewing pleasure at YouTube (more...)...
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Current Conditions
Mammoth Opens
Conditions out there, I know, are stormy—very, very stormy. We’ll talk about skiing for now (more...)...
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Musings
October
Fall colors arrive and my thoughts turn to winter. For me, October is the most contemplative of months (more...)...
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Updates
Summer At A Glance
Well, rather than trying to catch up on my hopeless backlog of unfinished summer posts, I’ve instead created this handy collage (more...)...
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Tips & Technique
Pedaling Breakthroughs
It is interesting, looking at video of myself from this past weekend, how similar my technique looks to earlier footage…yet how different it feels to me now (more...)...
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Gear
Getting to Know You: Dynastar Mythic & Scarpa F1
Quick thoughts here on the Dynastar Mythic and Scarpa F1. The Mythics are mine—I bought them after trying them last year at WWSRA Mammoth. The boots are next year’s model, sans tronic mechanism, on loan from Scarpa (more...)...
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Tips & Technique
Steep Technique: Revisiting The DesLauriers Article
In their 2001 article, The New Pedal Carve Turn, brothers Rob and Eric DesLauriers attempt a detailed explanation of the mechanics of the pedal turn (more...)...
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Gear
Salomon MTN Lab Review
Salomon continues its quest to transform itself into a major Backcountry/Freeride force with its new, tech-compatible (more...)...
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Current Conditions
Mammoth News
Back from Spring Break at Mammoth Mountain and trying to catch up on the usual backlog of things I’m supposed to be doing. Let’s start by (more...)...
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Tips & Technique
Anselme’s Turn
One of my technique goals this year has been to teach myself how to do Anselme Baud’s steep turn (this would be one of the two variants of the original or classic pedal turn (more...)...
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