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Reflections – Part 2
If you haven’t read, Part 1, please reach that first. Taking a quick step back to May, we also started a large house remodel as soon as the snow melted. We extended our master bedroom above the 2nd...
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Powder Skiing vs. Skimo Racing
That really is a silly blog title. There is no competition at all. Powder skiing will always reign champion in that battle. We had a slow start to our snow pack this year so skimo training was able to...
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Verbier and the World Ski Mountaineering Championships – Part 1
This year I was once again lucky enough to travel with the US National Ski Mountaineering Team to the World Ski Mountaineering Championships in Verbier, Switzerland. I was in Verbier in 2014 just after...
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World Ski Mountaineering Championships and Chamonix – Part 2
My last posting covered my first week in Verbier (Sunday to Sunday). Races, meetings, and the team were much busier the second week as the ‘big’ races (Individual and Team) were scheduled Monday and...
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Spring – Ski or Run???
We had a crazy winter in the Wasatch. We set a record for the least amount of snow – EVER. As everyone complained about the skiing, I had an amazing ski season with lots of great ski days, not as...
View Article2015-2016 Ski Season
I have been slacking on blogging for the past several months. A combination of too much working, too much work travel, and too many ‘side jobs’ has just not left time. We had a good ski season in the...
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Spring Volcano Skiing – Mt Shasta
We make a point to always spend our anniversary together (and have only missed 1 of 17) and things were not looking good for this year. The work stars aligned and Emily and I were both scheduled to be...
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Skiing the Highline Trail
For some reason, I am obsessed with the Highline Trail across the Uinta mountains of Utah. I first backpacked across the trail around 2005, did a solo run across it in 2010 to set an FKT, then ran...
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Ski-less in Alaska: Accounts of a Shoveling Trip
Alaska is on the bucket list of almost every skier I know. Eric and I are no different and have been talking about a ski trip to Alaska for many years. This was our year! With busy work schedules, we...
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Seven Volcanos (Almost)
Seven volcanos in seven days. It is something I have wanted to do for over a decade. Timing, snow, partners, a weather window – there was always something preventing the trip – until this year. With...
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