In the last installment of Turns All Year: The Tutu Adventures, I spent November and December skiing almost every weekend in sub-par conditions. January continued the trend, staying dry and keeping us powder hounds seeking new adventures.To start the year off right, I...
Lots of people wonder why I embrace being ridiculous. This may come as a surprise to most of you, but I didn’t always ski in tutus and travel with an action figure mascot. In fact, I wouldn’t even consider myself ‘outdoorsy’...
The snowpack in the PNW is pretty dismal. As I am writing this, it’s 50-degrees and sunny on a warm January day. While the rest of the country is complaining about the “Polar Vortex”, we are happily walking around in t-shirts and searching our homes...
Last month I was sold to the highest bidder, and now I’m writing to tell you I’m a CENTERFOLD …. well, kinda.One of the many awesome benefits of my fantastic job is that I now get to be a contributing writer for our bi-monthly (as in once every-other...
To celebrate skiing each month for two solid years, I went back to where it all began – Rainier of course! And man did the weather gods smile down upon us. Compared to last year when Johnny and I got completely drenched chasing the snow level up the hill (aka...
You know the look. The where-the-hell-are-you-going-to-find-snow-in-September look…. Your face contorts itself into a scrunched up mess of confusion and intrigue. Yeah! – that’s it! I see you practicing! A gold star for you!In all seriousness, I do...