The Magic of Skiing
What is it about skiing that unites, so intensely, such a large group of skiers from all walks of life? At least for me, I feel connected to people in a way that bonds us all so closely together. The PDG was one example of that. Sure, many folks don’t like the crowds and media [...]
Easter Friday’s Deep Powder Day
It was one of those perfect, blue bird days again. I felt like putting on my Sheriff’s badge and being a real goof ball. First lift up, standing at the top of Mt.Fort, surrounded by a bunch of local skiers and guides, no one appeared to listen to my commands of “Wait for me. I’m [...]
Winter-Spring Alps Perspective
What a cold winter it has been! Our wood stove hase consumed twice as much wood as last year. We certainly can’t complain about conditions though. There has been enough snow. But the cold temps have not been good for the stability. The deep, buried facets have not gone away. This means that on every [...]
Supreme Powder on Mount Lillytop
We had a Gulmarg like experience today. It has not really snowed in these Alps since well before I left to India one month ago. So things have gotten realy tracked up. Plus, there has been lots of wind high up, and the persistent cold temperatures for well over a month have realy done some [...]
India- Kashmiri Curry Powder in Gulmarg
I’m back from incredible India. Though traveling to Gulmarg to ski deep powder amongst the ancient pines is the reason to go to India, one realizes immediately that just going to India is the real reason. Living with these people for even a few days makes one marvel at our obsession with material things and [...]
Early winter roundup
Oh my! How time flies! December and January have flown by. It’s time again for Kashmir Curry Powder- and I have not even written about the 40 days skiing I have done since my last update. The 3 rain events we had early winter have played a major role in route decision this early winter. [...]
Avalanche Course
We had a fun day in the snow Saturday. A snow pit analysis on the slopes of Mt.Gele revealed lots of facets under the Sahara sand from the foehn event before this last snow fall. We skied some powder lines on soft grass, and even dipped into the lovely Vallon D’Arbi. As the sun set, [...]
Powder Time
The Foehn stopped and it dumped. How lucky we were. The winds turn out of the North West and gave us a good dose of the White Gold. It snowed 35 then 20 overnight. The north slopes in Lac des Vaux ski real nice with little damage to the p-tex. Skied down the initial wall [...]
Ushuaia to the Antarctic Peninsula
Pen Pough and his production company Between the Eyes is back to film Xavier De Le Rue and Jeremy Jones riding with the penguins- this time on the Antarctica Peninsula, for Relentless. We had a fun day above Ushuaia today, riding a little couloir to shake out the wrinkles of the 14 hour plane ride.
International Snow Science Workshop- Davos
I have just returned from the 2009 ISSW in Davos, filling my head with all sorts of theory and some excellent practical information on avalanche forecasting. This forum is held every year, bringing experts in the field of snow science together to talk about snow and avalanches and show the results of the experiments they [...]
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