Every now and then you stumble upon some very cool little scene, some nugget that just feels right. During our stay in Anchorage, we kept hearing people suggest that we try skiing up at Hatcher Pass, about 90 minutes north of Anchorage above the town of Palmer. Finally, we loaded up the Dodge Ram rental [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Backcountry Skiing’
Dolomites and Zillertal Backcountry Skiing
DolomiteSport has dropped off the radar a bit this last week due to a super busy schedule. A friend from the US, Brandyn Roark Gray, is here enjoying the Dolomites and Zillertal Region and we are of course shooting backcountry skiing each day. The usual list of comments are coming from her about this area, [...]
Dynafit Eruption and Aurora Down Jacket Review
Isn’t it mandatory these days for Product Reviews to reveal whether or not the reviewer was given products for free? If so, I hereby admit that yes, Dynafit recently sent me a huge box of goods – for a photo shoot. But “free” gear does not always make for “good” gear, so when something is [...]
Ski Randonee and Ski Running Explained
Ski Mountaineering Introduction Let’s just start by saying that I recognize that this is not a post for every kind of skier. For whatever reason, the subject of going backcountry skiing for more than just ripping turns or dropping into steep couloirs is more than some can handle. I know thanks to a few pieces [...]
Mammoth Lakes Ski Randonee Racer
The Lone Randoer “How do ya’ like that rando stuff? Does it work as good as telemark?”, inquired a stranger at the neighboring table after eyeing Jon’s carbon Dynafit rando race boots. Perfect I thought, the perfect introduction to this story. Jon’s response would be key. “I think it’s better”, he said. Mammoth’s Stellar Brew [...]
Skiing California Sierra Nevada Fourteeners
Skiing the Eastern Sierra Nevada Fourteeners by David Page with photos courtesy Christian Pondella This article first appeared in EastSide Magazine From a distance it looked perfect. Perfectly epic. But from the summit, with skis on, looking down at an enormous chockstone wedged into the trap door of a fifty-five degree couloir, nine thousand vertical feet above the [...]
