This post explores how to make safe decisions and avoid avalanches in the backcountry, specifically for backcountry skiers. The snow rushes past in a swift river of movement. The slough was kicked off by my turns above, and the loose powder is now flowing through a...
With the early closure of the ski resorts, lots of skiers are lamenting the end of ski season. Yes, even me, the girl who skis uphill in a tutu most of the time. To help you through this tough time, here are 7 hybrid ski words you can work into every day conversation...
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...
The coin-colored Subaru Impreza sits low with the weight of metal and plastic and human flesh. We drive purposefully south, into the good weather window we hope will carry us all the way to the summit of Tahoma (Mount Rainier). Going into the weekend, so full of...
It takes a special breed of human to want to hike and climb to ski every month of the year. They possess a passion for unpredictable adventures and a love of manky snow, and mostly they are owners of many layers of Gore-Tex. These weirdos are my people: we are Turns...
Skiing in June can be a crap shoot, but for Month 92 of Turns All Year I rolled hard eights. Anticipating a light summer in terms of skiing, I got out on the first day of the month, only to ski two more days in June’s first week! Saturday, June 1, 2019 –...
