Gonzo journalism department: Famed writer and self proclaimed weirdo Hunter Thompson shot himself today in his home near here. The local press frenzy has been incredible — totally over the top in a kind of perverse hero worship that is…

Law of unintended consequences: Some years ago, environmentalists pushed for creation of small pocket wilderness areas in the Utah Wasatch mountains. Such legal wilderness is frequently too far from road access for much human-powered winter recreation such as backcountry skiing.…

I’m now a Polo Ralph Lauren ski touring model (be glad: hats, not underwear), backcountry here I come.

Aspen Real Estate — Shameful Fantasy or Incredible Reality? One of my most embarrassing fantasies is to live in Aspen again, at the base of Aspen Mountain, like I did for a period in the 1970s. We found a condo…

You’ve got to give the New York Times props for trying to cover adventure skiing. But they need an editor who knows something about the sport (I might need such an editor as well — but that’s another story.) Past…

Blog post to link to Couloir Magazine Craig Dostie interview during OR show 2005.