Well it is nice to be home, but I had a great trip to SLC looking at gear and talking with great people. I’m back in the store today, writing orders for next winter already, but I’m getting out on the King this morning to stretch the legs a bit before a couple days off. [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Southeast Couloir-South Teton
by January 31st, 2007Day 2-Outdoor Retailer 07
by January 30th, 2007Just a quick recap from my day at yesterday’s Outdoor Retailer. It all started out with a breakfast with all the shops in our buying group, The Grassroots Retail Group. Here, we talked about products we like and past performance. Many of the shops in the group are from the south, so it can be [...]
Day 1-Outdoor Retailer W07
by January 29th, 2007Pretty productive day down here in SLC. Started off at the Ortovox booth with Marcus Petersen and sounds like there is still hope for the S1 avalanche transceiver to be available this season. They have some nice backpacks, and some different shovel designs. One interesting item was a beacon receiver built into the tip of [...]
Winter OR Trade Show in SLC
by January 28th, 2007Well I’m down in SLC right now, and today will be my first day at the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show. I have been to many summer shows working for Skinny Skis, but this will be my first one in the winter. I guess I’ve always been too busy skiing or racing. While I’m here, I [...]
Tracks on the Grand
by January 27th, 2007This photo of our ski tracks on the Grand Teton was on the front page of this weekend’s edition of the Jackson Hole News and Guide. Great view of a fracture line on the East Face above the Otterbody Snowfields too. Tracks from local skiers Steve Romeo, Brian Harder, Reed Finlay and Dustin Lemke are [...]
Chouinard Couloir-Middle Teton
by January 26th, 2007I wanted to sleep in and recover from skiing The Grand yesterday, but I’m back to work today and down to SLC for the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show this weekend…so I have to ski while I can. Luckily, my bro Dustin Lemke charged ahead with me to work out the lactic acid in the legs. [...]
Powder Turns on the Grand Teton
by January 25th, 2007Great day yesterday climbing and skiing the Ford/Stettner route on the Grand Teton with Brian Harder, Reed Finlay and Dustin Lemke. We got a 4 AM start and broke trail, booting from the meadows all the way to the summit…and my quads were quivering at the end of the day. We had a leisurely pace, [...]
Interesting Comments to Yesterday’s Post
by January 24th, 2007Hello, I am skiing in the park today and getting an early start, but I want to direct your attention to the comments to yesterday’s post. I could have deleted them, so no one would see them, but I thought that wouldn’t be right. Everyone has the right to say what they want…including myself. Personally, [...]
‘The Dark Side’ Video
by January 23rd, 2007As an arrogant AT skier, I always enjoy a little telemark bashing…maybe a little too much. Many of you may have already seen this video, since it has been on most of the backcountry skiing forums already. But I think there are a significant number of TetonAT.com viewers that may not visit those websites. The [...]
Randosteve and Hidden Couloir in Backcountry Magazine
by January 22nd, 2007Working all day today, so unfortunately no skiing. If you are in a shop that sells Backcountry Magazine anytime in the next month, please grab a copy of the February issue. In it, there is an account of Reed Finlay’s and my descent of the Hidden Couloir on Thor Peak in 2005. Just a two [...]
COSMIC in Aspen
by January 21st, 2007Quick results update from the COSMIC rando race in Aspen. Ethan Passant beat out Cary Smith, who had some problems for first place. Then came the the Colorado posse, including Brian W. and Sully(?) from Crested Butte for 3rd-6th. Jackson’s Brian Harder rounded it out at seventh place. Click here for full results. Brian Harder [...]
Turns from Teepee Col
by January 19th, 2007Well I didn’t try too hard to find a partner last night, so I was skiing solo in the mountains today. I got on the trail before sunrise and was once again amazed by the alpenglow of the morning sun. I seem to have seen a ton of awesome sunrises this year. I had decided [...]
Winds in Garnet South Fork
by January 18th, 2007Dustin and I decided to go up into Garnet Canyon today and check out the Chouinard and Ellingwood Couloirs. It has been almost a month since I’ve been up in Garnet, so it is going to be nice to check out the conditions. The morning started out nice and cold…probably about -20°F, and we waited [...]
Trip aborted-Little Snow
by January 17th, 2007Unfortunately our trip to the Winds was a bust today, mainly due to a thin snowpack. After about five miles in there was still only 4-6” of snow on the ground. We started off hiking in our ski boots…for about an hour. Then we skinned up and proceeded to de-tune our edges for the next [...]
Wind River Range Trip Gear List
by January 16th, 2007Well I’m off skiing in the Winds tomorrow for the next three days and I’m psyched. I love to go winter camping and the weather looks good. I am also with my two bros…Reed Finlay and Dustin Lemke. Last April I took a trip to a nearby area, but had to hike in AT boots [...]
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