alpinism

Blog report and news from Powder Keg ski mountaineering skimo race in Wasatch, Utah, with Steve Romeo and others.

Off-Piste is an artistic and interesting backcountry skiing book. But what’s that other mag in the WildSnow.com mail stack? Some truck goodies for springtime perhaps? People are sometimes puzzled by evangelism, but it’s really quite simple. In evangelism’s true form,…

Dawn patrol early this week. A few things about this blog before we head out for the weekend at a hut: Permalinks If you like a specific post and want to share it or link to it, remember to use…

Robin Ferguson eulogy, he helped build Friends Hut and was a well known skier from Aspen area who did quite a bit of ski touring.

Teton Skiing – Legends of the Fall Line” begins with a good overview of 1930s and 1940s foundational skiing. A mix of pan/zoom stills and video interviews with old timers, such as Ted Major (Teton skier since 1937) gives life to the early days when mail carriers were the first skiers.

Inaugural issue of The Ski Journal. Finally, a ski magazine that takes me more than fifteen minutes to read. The aptly named “Ski Journal” inaugural issue is a stunning premiere that attempts to do with skiing what pubs such as…