The Sella group in the Dolomites has got to be one of the raddest spots to ski couloirs in the world. There are many lines that are accessible within and hour or two long tour from the Passo Pordoi tram and range from casual 40 degree lines to the ultimate in mandatory rappel 60 degree [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Piz Boe Direttissima-Val de la Fontane
by July 31st, 2007Internal Alarm Clock
by July 30th, 2007I don’t know about you, but I have a pretty reliable internal alarm clock that almost all of the time wakes me up about 10-15 minutes before my alarm goes off. It doesn’t stop at home either. Though it’s a little harder getting out of the warm sleeping bag in the winter, I wake up [...]
Videos of the Week
by July 27th, 2007At about 7:30 last night, I got a SAR call-out involving a text message about someone being trapped in a mudslide (or flash flood) in Jensen Canyon off Fish Creek Road near the Moose Creek Ranch. The call-out turned out to be a false alarm, but the mudslide was for real.
One Mans Beater is Another Womens Cadillac
by July 26th, 2007While most of the time we get shiny new, gas guzzling, global warming contributing SUVs parked in front of the shop, occasionally a car with a story pulls up. This Nissan B2500 showed its face yesterday and its owner was more that happy to show it off. And Lou Dawson thinks he has car problems. [...]
Canal Staunies Nord: Dolomites, Italy
by July 24th, 2007Number 17 is the Staunies Nord on Mount Cristallo While in Italy for the World Skimo Championships in 2006, I was able to spend some time in the Dolomites skiing my favorite type of terrain…splitter couloirs. There are endless options for the steep skier and I would travel all the way back to ski one [...]
My KLR 650
by July 23rd, 2007With the rising gas prices these days, I try to save money by riding my motorcycle whenever possible. Though my Kawasaki KLR 650 is designed as a dual-sport or enduro bike, meaning it has the ability to travel on and off road, it weighs a ton and I’m not much a fan of tearing up [...]
New PR on the Grand Teton
by July 19th, 2007My new PR for car to summit on the Grand Teton I’ve been feeling like a slacker aerobically lately, so I decided to run the Grand today. It is the best workout we have and all. I managed to best my personal record for CTS (car to summit) by five minutes and my CTC (car [...]
Name That Couloir, #13
by July 18th, 2007Well, this one isn’t a couloir, but it is a popular descent in the Tetons. Can you guess where it is? Steve Romeo skis this one in great powder snow conditions
TCSAR needs your help!!!!
by July 17th, 2007Some of you may know that a few of the counties in Western Wyoming are banding together to try and get the state to help fund a helicopter dedicated to search and rescue. Things are moving along quickly in the effort to obtain a helicopter for use in our area and it is imperative that [...]
More Weddings!
by July 16th, 2007I went to a wedding this weekend in Montana and the ceremony was held at the Holland Lake Lodge about 75 miles north of Missoula, sandwiched between the Mission Mountains and Bob Marshall Wilderness. I’m actually not feeling very well right now, but I wanted to share a few pics. Big sunsets in Big Sky [...]
Black Diamond Equipment Supports Randosteve
by July 13th, 2007Randosteve with BD Seracs below Teewinot’s Crooked Thumb Couloir, circa 1999 One of the reasons I started this website was to have something to show potential sponsors the stuff I was doing, in hopes solidifying a relationship with some of the leaders in backcountry skiing and ski-mountaineering. Over the past few months I have been [...]
Dike Pinnacle: East Ridge to Koch’s Couloir
by July 12th, 2007In June of 2006, Reed Finlay and I skied the East Ridge of the Dike Pinnacle on the Middle Teton and then continued on to ski Koch’s Couloir down to the moraine. Here’s the trip report for the archives. I remember this descent vividly because it stands out a one of my favorite late season [...]
Name That Couloir, #12
by July 11th, 2007Another one from the archives! This one is from 2000, when it still snowed alot. This was my first of two descents of this couloir, and it stands out as the best…ahhh, the early days! OK…I’m going to say this is a tough one…so give her your best shot!!!
TetonAT.com Film Fest…Part IV
by July 10th, 2007Retard Couloir-Talk about some bad snow conditions. This reminds me of when I skied the Northeast Couloir (Son of Apocalypse) on Prospectors Mountain…just heinous! The Precious-Great highlight reel from Storm Show Studios 2004 movie, The Precious. It is found over on Alpinist Magazine’s website…thanks Christian! Low XC Video-This a cool video of this guy nordic [...]
Guest TR: Airline Couloir: Snowy Range, Wyoming
by July 9th, 2007Airline Couloir still holding snow in the Snowy Range in Southeastern Wyoming Galen Woelk of Laramie has been sending me pictures all season of some of the lines he’s skied and the potential for exploration in the Medicine Bow Mountains of southeast Wyoming. The Snowy Range is one of the ranges in the Medicine Bows [...]
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