2/7/2012 to 2/19/2012 – Just a couple more photos of daily life on the patrol. The first photo is of Brendan Finneran ready to tear shit up in the Headwall! Put more cleanly, he is enjoying the variety of patrol work and is headed out to cut up a down tree after a wind-storm. The […]
Read more "Another Peek At Patrolling"1/20/2012 to 2/18/2012 – Wow, its definitely been too long since my last update… but whatcha gonna do? To update you folks, I haven’t been shooting nearly as many photos as I ought to, have been working much too much (19 of the last 21 days), and have been messing around with shooting video (so […]
Read more "Carrying A Camera At Work"1/9/2012 & 1/14/2012 – So far, my tours with Matt Primomo have been excellently adventurous, and our late-start afternoon tour only further reinforced this feeling. Starting at the trailhead around 1pm, our group of Matt, Todd, Laura, and I headed out and began to explore. We hopped through drainages and skied shots the entire afternoon […]
Read more "Some More Exploration in the Wasatch"12/4/2011 to 12/26/2011 – Here are a few photos from a couple of recent tours out into the Wasatch backcountry. The first photo is of Scott Anderson enjoying some funky sugar pow in the Silver Fork Meadows on December 4th. A couple of the old Niwot Ridge crew were en-route to San Francisco and swung […]
Read more "Wasatch Backcountry Adventures"11/29/2011 – What a slow start to winter. No snow in Utah, no backcountry skiing yet, and no patrol work to be had. Fortunately, I have a great family and happened upon the opportunity to enjoy Thanksgiving back in the Northwest. Also fortunate, is that my beloved ski companion, Mr. Cromwell, was available for a […]
Read more "A Day in the Tatoosh"5/14/2011 to 5/20/2011 – After a week long roadtrip from Colorado back to Washington (due to Winston’s incredible stubbornness) the Pacific Northwest ski mountaineering adventure began. I met up with Jonny Cromwell, Daan Stevenson, and Andrew Steger shortly after their 3-day attempt at Mt. Rainier. We skied a classic PNW day at Alpental with rain […]
Read more "Washington Righteousness"4/31/2011 – The last day of April is one of the best days to get faceshots. Why? Because many ski resorts are already closed, many of your friends have put their ski equipment away, and you (as well as your few devoted… or “obsessed” friends) are still getting better turns than those ready for summer […]
Read more "An Introduction to Wild Basin"4/24/2011 – With snow down along the Front Range the day before (Coco’s Triathalon), I knew I had to get up to enjoy some of the fresh snow in the mountains that next day. I rounded up Alex Umbhau and Jason Blair for a day of exploration and shredding out around Berthoud Pass. We hadn’t […]
Read more "Playing With Avalanches"4/17/2011 – Dave and I got out and enjoyed another wonderful day at the East Portal. Due to the old man’s old-knowledge (and his willingness to party) we rallied together a full on super tour… and it was incredible! A quote from Dave’s trip report: “Well that sucked… In all seriousness though… don’t go to […]
Read more "East Portal Super Tour"4/13/2011 – After missing out on a couple opportunities to ski this classic line earlier in the year, I finally got my shot at it on a beautiful Wednesday. The weather reports for the day didn’t sound too promising that morning (high chance of rain predicted for the afternoon), but our crew headed out anyways […]
Read more "50 Classics: The Silver Couloir"
Zachary Stephen Miller 