
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...)...
Posted in Video | 8 CommentsI 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...)...
Posted in Video | 8 CommentsConditions out there, I know, are stormy—very, very stormy. We’ll talk about skiing for now (more...)...
Posted in Current Conditions | 0 CommentsFall colors arrive and my thoughts turn to winter. For me, October is the most contemplative of months (more...)...
Posted in Musings | 3 CommentsWell, rather than trying to catch up on my hopeless backlog of unfinished summer posts, I’ve instead created this handy collage (more...)...
Posted in Updates | 1 CommentIt 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...)...
Posted in Tips & Technique | 5 CommentsQuick 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...)...
Posted in Gear | 1 CommentIn 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...)...
Posted in Tips & Technique | 2 CommentsSalomon continues its quest to transform itself into a major Backcountry/Freeride force with its new, tech-compatible (more...)...
Posted in Gear | 0 CommentsBack 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...)...
Posted in Current Conditions | 3 CommentsOne 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...)...
Posted in Tips & Technique | 10 CommentsWhen there is snow, SierraDescents is Andy Lewicky's California backcountry skiing and mountaineering website. Without snow, sierradescents becomes an ill-tempered hiking and climbing blog.
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