In an era when we’re always comparing ourselves to others through our addiction to social media, losing sight of your own accomplishments is a natural casualty of scrolling. Take running a marathon for example. Many years ago when I was training for my first...
After a more-exciting-than-I’d-like February, where we skied and also wrecked our truck on black ice (see Part 1 and Part 2 of TAY 88), I was excited to take a week-long trip to do a little cabin skiing in Alaska. Alas, Alaska had other plans and we did a lot of...
The rumbling sound is low and persistent, its origins a mystery. We are skinning next to the vast, frozen Eklutna Lake and, even though we’re miles from the nearest road, it almost sounds like someone is listening to music with heavy bass off in the distance....
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...
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...
