July 2009

Went on a short tour on Thursday in Tairn Basin (the basin behind cheesman ski area). Some great powder turns, I have some good pictures so I can make a sweet little trip report once I get good internet. Tomorrow I am going to go on a ski tour with grant and some other people, should be fun. They are having amazing conditions down here right now. There is great recrystalized powder around and stuff. There might be a little snow and wind tomorrow. New Zealand really is amazing. The people are all super friendly, and the terrain is terrific.

New blogpost I begged Glenn Randall to destroy this shot of me on Mount Sneffels around 1990. No luck. Caption contest.

t’ll be official in a few hours. Black Diamond has been working their tails off on what they intend to be a state of art website that combines high-end edited content, shopping cart, and more. The site was loading a bit slow for me when I last looked, but once it’s chugging along I’m sure it’ll be snappy and no doubt something to behold. Check it out and leave a comment here with your opinion! I’ll keep my trap zipped and see what you guys have to say.

Snirt (snow-dirt) is a bummer for skiers, but at least gives scientists an excuse for interesting studies (and perhaps associated grants). This year’s unusually thick layer of snirt in Colorado’s San Juan mountains is the result of a dozen “dust events,” meaning millions of pounds of dirt are scoured by the wind from the southwestern U.S., then deposited on the first major mountain range in their path.

They say no pain no gain. But little did I know the owie my training regimen would inflict yesterday. The swimming pool is cold. Not a mountain lake, but close. I do my requisite 45 minute lap session while dragging…