Wool vs. Synthetics Over the years I have worn a lot of synthetic clothing. For whatever reason I am drawn to sports which synthetics seem well suited, typically in the form of lycra or spandex. Cycling, nordic racing, running, ski rando racing, etc… my games, all wrapped in lycra. But then a few years back [...]
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Italian Dolomites Backcountry Ski Camping
Huts vs. Camping “But one doesn’t really camp in the Dolomites…”. I knew further protest could jeopordize work for a favorite client, instead I listened, “But for the shoot we need camping, we want to see that kind of ski tour, no huts”. “No huts?” The pain was lessened by the fact that the huts [...]
Sierra spring skiing with friends
Yesterday was a classic spring day in California’s Sierra Nevada. Even though it was my countless day skiing in conditions like this, I still marvel at these amazing days of warmth, abundant corn snow, and the fact that here one can drop to the car from a wintry landscape and slip on shorts and flip [...]



