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Turns All Year: Month 52
Having grown up in Montana, my mind always convinces me that February is the absolute BEST month to go skiing. The snow is abundant, fluffy, and playful. The weather is cold and sunny, and it's the ideal time to perfect a google tan. Or that's what my "Montanan mind"...
How To Layer in the Backcountry
Mastering your personal layering comfort is one of the most difficult aspects of backcountry travel. Too many clothes and you're soaking yourself from the inside out. Too few and you're freezing your little tootsie off. No bueno either way. Half of backcountry travel...
Why I Created a Wikipedia Page
When I accepted the gig running membership and marketing at The Mountaineers, I had no idea it would unlock my secret, kinda-nerdy passion for mountaineering history. Sure I'd read pretty much all of the books on mountaineering when I was in college - Into...
Set Up Your Emergency Contact Information
Two years ago my friend Loren died in a skiing accident. A huge February storm had rolled through the Pacific Northwest, and a bunch of us took extra days off to go skiing. He and a friend were skiing Crystal in-bounds on a Wednesday when Loren fell into a tree-well....
Things We Don’t Talk About
We all have things we don't talk about. Fiascos. Flounders and missteps. Broken promises and wrong turns and failures of the heart. We hold close the things that make us feel most alone - the things that make us most human.Everywhere, every day, people are NOT talking...
Why I Love the Outdoor Industry
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath in...and out. Picture your happy place. Imagine yourself standing there surrounded by all of your favorite people...Happy place with my faves.BOOM!That's what it feels like to work in the outdoor industry. Well, kind of....A few...
Turns All Year: Month 51
I met Theresa at 9,000ft on Mt. Hood on July 28, 2013. At the time I was working on month 21 of turns all year, but she was rocking month 33. That's the problem with having a best ski friend who just happens to be a year ahead of you on turns all year - your number...
Shout your face off
In my last post, I outlined 7 ways to have more fun - or at least LOOK like you are. The premise of the post assumed you were seeking to have more fun in photos. It did not touch on life in general per say.However if you, like me, are also looking to have more fun in...
How To Have More Fun (or at least look like it)
On a not-so-noteworthy ski day a few years ago, my friend Anne let me in on a little secret: "You know, if you open your mouth and throw your hands in the air it makes it look like you are having at least 30% more fun."Anne having ALL of the fun.Like everyone...
