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 Backcountry Spring Powder
The Endless Winter Janine, Dan and a large group of friends are headed into the Sierra for 5 days of work; alpine climbing and ski touring. The Sierra got wind of this and decided it would be best to do a little tidying up of the backdrops with nearly a meter of fresh snow. Not [...]
Return to Sierra Backcountry Powder
We really thought we would get skunked today, not for snow – but for howling winds and driving snow – low vis, cold, the return of winter. Our days of skiing corn are a thing of the past. Janine was totally irritated. The woman wants warm, sunny days. But, our friend Stuart was a motivating [...]
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 [...]
Backcountry Skiing Alone
My friend John Dittli just posted his thoughts on this same subject over at his Blog – it got me thinking, while I was out backcountry skiing alone today… Why would you ski without a partner? I too am challenged with the same questions as John as I often venture out on my own program [...]
