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Nail An Informational Interview in 7 Easy Steps
A few years ago I agreed to give an informational interview to a recent college grad as a favor to a family friend. It was not a success. As soon as we started the video call it was clear they hadn’t done their homework. They knew very little about me, hadn’t prepared...
Set Up Your Emergency Contact Information
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 you to set up your emergency contact information as a way to honor Loren's legacy. If...
Get To Know Your Local Gear Shop
tl;dr: get to know the people at your local gear shop. It will pay you back in ways you could never imagine. “We can’t tune your skis. The core is warped,” the guy at evo tells me. “You’ll have to take them to the shop where you bought them.” My heart sinks. I came to...
Turns All Year: Month 99
After skiing every month for the last 98 months in a row, I faced an all-new challenge for month 99. Powder Panic. 'Powder Panic': a collective flocking of snow-deprived skiers to the local hills in a volume so great that it completely overwhelms and incapacitates...
What Kind of Bailer Are You? Round II
Last year, we mutually agreed that we’re bailers. You bail. I bail. We bail. This begs the question: What type of bailer are you? Since it’s not a matter of when you'll bail, but how, Theresa and I created a list of the different types of bailers. In...
So, You’re Gonna Lose a Toenail
Congratulations! Your toenail turned all of the colors and is going to fall off. Don't despair. Follow these tips* to embrace the 6-12 month regrowing process to welcome your new nail with grace and dignity. First things first, mitigate the pain. Whether you jammed...
Turns All Year: Month 98
After an exciting start to the regular, lift-accessed ski season (wherein I nearly missed month 97 because of a clerical error), I enjoyed six glorious days of uphill and downhill skiing in December. Beginning December 14, I had one day in bounds, one day sidecountry,...
Happy New Year! 2020 Edition
At the end of December, it's fun to reflect back on smile-filled memories and consider what things we'd like to leave behind as we enter a New Year. A lot of things made me smile in 2019: exertional flatulence, outdoor camping fails, snot rockets, Chaco creep, car...
The Skill to Send Ratio
Dodging roots and rocks is par for the course, but I don’t expect to contend with flying limbs and uncontrolled metal to boot. I grew up in Montana, where there’s only seven people per square mile. Learning to ski in big sky country meant lots of open space to slide...
