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January 16, 2012
Skiing With Kids: Introduction
I am trying to get my 2 1/2 year old daughter to the snow. That's all I want right now: just get her to the snow. We've successfully crossed the parking lot, bought lift (more)
January 14, 2012
TPR Open?
Is Tioga Pass Road really open? Really? I can't believe it. I can not believe it. January 14, 2012, and SR 120 is showing "NO RESTRICTIONS" through the heart of the central (more)
January 5, 2012
Resolutions
Somewhere in my twenties I realized I would never be able to repay all that my dad had given me. I don't just mean money; I mean all the ways he was there for my brother and me. (more)
January 2, 2012
Black Diamond Warrant
I'm going to coin a new term to try to capture the essence of Black Diamond's Warrant, part of the revamped 2012 Black Diamond ski lineup: let's call it 'de-specialized'. The (more)
January 1, 2012
A Bony New Year
Here in Flagstaff, Arizona for the holidays. I suppose we should be happy the Snowbowl is at least open, but paying full price for a ticket to wreck your skis does make me a bit (more)
December 27, 2011
The Muir Disconnect
Seen from nearly any angle, Mount Muir's East Buttress would seem to be self-evidently unskiable. And then, from atop Thor Peak last April, Dave Braun and I saw what appeared to (more)
December 25, 2011
A (Virtual) White Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family from (more)
December 22, 2011
Exped DownMat 7
Yes, there is down (as in feathers) in Exped's DownMat-series sleeping pads, which include the DownMat 7 and the DownMat 9, in lengths from short to long. Putting feathers inside (more)
December 13, 2011
Canon XF100
I understand that Canon's XF100 is currently one of the very hottest items in the compact professional camcorder market, and I understand why. But to my eye, the XF100 is (more)
December 11, 2011
Dressing High vs. Low
One of the things I pride myself on is belated insight—meaning, I do have good ideas, but they tend to occur to me a little bit late. That was definitely the case going up (more)
