When you get near 75 month of Turns All Year, everything starts to feel tenuous: am I going to pull a hamstring? Tear an ACL? Rip an achilles? Whether you’re at 18 months or 18 years. these questions plague you as you approach major milestones.

I started backcountry skiing five years ago – continuous skiing 75 months ago – and I am terrified that my last month is around the corner.

That said, I “survived” to 76 months, none of which were earned, in February 2018. All four days were at Big Sky because Montana is awesome the ski days were awesome. I get that having a blog is bragging in and of itself, but I skied three runs down the big couloir in a row in a single day and I’m so stoked on it (mostly) because: Montana and I don’t feel bad at all.

So without further ado, my favorite pics from February turns: