The shrieking outbursts are so loud you need heavy-grade ear protection to walk down the street. People had warned me the dogs were loud, but I was woefully underprepared for the volume of their exuberance. Standing in the staging area at the 2019 Iditarod, watching...
As previously mentioned, skiing in February didn’t go as planned. Month 88 of Turns All Year had everything: The Good: My first skimo race; an unbelievable snowstorm; a “we were published” celebration; a ride up a 17mph rope tow.The Bad: Massive blisters....
Things don’t always go as planned. That’s the theme of skiing in February 2019. Month 88 of Turns All Year had everything: The Good: My first skimo race; an unbelievable snowstorm; a “we were published” celebration; a ride up a 17mph rope...
With a snort, the single coagulated snot ball exits your nostril in a perfect arc over your right shoulder. It’s cold and your nose is like a sieve that just won’t stop. You’ve been sniffing at this thing for hours with no relief, and you’re without a handy hanky....
If you run your mouth about something long enough, people will start to think you an expert in said topic. Tutus. Pooping outside. Backcountry skiing. These are my niches and I’m not at all upset about it. As a result, I often get asked to help pick out skis and...
Editor’s Note: I published this post for the first time in 2016, two years after Loren’s accident. Every year around the February 19 anniversary I republish the blog to encourage action and honor Loren’s legacy. If this is your first time reading, I...
You’ve never been skiing out your front door before, despite the fact that you grew up in the snowiest place on earth (Montana). In the 17-years you’ve occupied the “big city” you haven’t quite been able to get your poop in a group, even...
Ski season begins for most winter enthusiasts in November. But when you ski year-round for Turns All Year, your ski season never really ends. Most TAYers begin marking new total ski days in November since we have to count somehow, and I typically average about 40 ski...
The snow began to fall in the Cascades, big and flaky and deep, right around the time our plane touched down… on the other side of the country. Skiing tends to go this way sometimes. Winter in Seattle can be fickle. Hell, summers here are fickle too. If you...
I wrote this piece in the summer of 2018 for Osprey Packs and I was excited about how it came out. You can read the original piece (including more photos) here. I can feel the weight of the liquid sloshing around in its overstretched blister cavities with...
