An Introduction to Wild Basin

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 […]

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Some Mid-March Keepers

3/12/2011 – Dragon’s Tail Couloir in RMNP has deceived me twice before this day, but with solid conditions and a comfortable late morning start, it was time to conquer this classic line.  Casey, Ryan and I headed up to get after this line each with our own personal motivation for being there.  Casey was on […]

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The Cabbage Couloir

5/20/2010 – Jonny and I set out on this beautiful spring day with the goal in mind of bagging both Dragon’s Tail and Dead Elk couloirs up in RMNP.  Once above Emerald Lake, we began punching through and, after minimal discussion, we decided that it was not the safest day to run these classic south-facing […]

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Snow Camping in a Three Season Tent

Three-season tents do not do very well when the high for the day is ten degrees Fahrenheit.  January 3rd – 5th I accompanied backcountry skier Alexander Umbhau and snowboarder Casey LeFever into Rocky Mountain National Park for a couple of days of freezing temperatures, earn-your turns powder laps, and winter camping at its finest.  Here […]

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