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Jed Porter

Jed Porter

Jed Porter

Jed Porter is a passionate adventure skier and all-around mountain professional. His primary work is as a mountain guide, skiing and climbing all over the Americas and beyond. Learn more about him at his website linked below.

Backcountry Skiing Mentorship 101 (August 17, 2022)

Op-Ed: On Teton Sheep and Skiing (October 25, 2021)

“You Have to Climb What You Ski”, or Do You? (May 11, 2021)

The Masses Speak — Why to Hire a Guide This Winter (October 9, 2020)

Skiing Inbounds? Forget the Quiver of One (February 17, 2020)

Ski Mountaineering — Stepping it up, With a Plan (January 28, 2020)

Going on Your First Ski Tour? Seek Good Company (December 20, 2019)

Red Line Traverse — Backcountry Skiing Trip Report (May 10, 2017)

Cordillera Blanca Peru – Ski Mountaineering Trip Report (September 20, 2016)

Mentorship Gold for Backcountry Travelers (November 2, 2015)

Weird Winter 2015 — Ski Touring the Wapta (March 27, 2015)

Equal Parts Snow, Sun, Steam, and Pumice: “Early” Season in the Eastern Sierra (February 11, 2014)

Cold Smoke on Mt. Gibbs, High Sierra (January 9, 2013)

Ode to Wilderness Skiing (November 16, 2012)

Sierra Winter 2011-2012 Summary (April 11, 2012)

Trip Reports

A Small Hut for Big Skiing in the San Juans: Aladdin’s Lamp
April 23, 2024
Revisiting a 2011 Trip Report: Adventure in the Pickets — Thread of Ice Ski Descent
December 9, 2022

Avalanche Department

Ask a Forecaster: Q&A with CAIC’s Andrew McWilliams
March 10, 2024

Tips & Tricks

Transition Efficiencies 101 with Tech Binding Heel Units
January 6, 2023
Visualizing the Backcountry as a Splitboarder: Minimizing the Challenges of Movement by Anticipating Terrain
December 5, 2022
TURBOCHARGE YOUR TRAILHEAD BEACON CHECK
November 15, 2022

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