I just thought I’d share this video of an avalanche UK snowboarder Johno Verity was caught in while filming in New Zealand a few years ago. After a few close calls last year (like this and this), I’m pretty much scared shitless of avalanches these days (which might be a good thing?), but I’m hoping [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Johno Verity: Avalanche
by November 30th, 2011Skinny Skis Avalanche Awareness Night…THIS WEEK!!!
by November 29th, 2011It’s that time of year again, and the Skinny Skis Avalanche Awareness Night is this Thursday, December 1st, from 6-9pm in the Grand Teton Room at Snow King. (Details below.) This event has become quite huge over the years and this year it is slated to be better than ever. Our guest speaker is Karl [...]
Avalanche Beacon Training At Snow King This Week
by November 28th, 2011Here is a little PSA for an advanced avalanche transceiver training seminar to be held at Snow King this Friday, Dec. 2nd, at 9am-12pm. Carl Pelletier, the US Pieps Specialist, will discuss many aspects of the newer digital style transceivers in both an indoor and outdoor session. The class is limited to 20 participants and [...]
Side Wall Planers…An Edge Tuning Necessity
by November 28th, 2011Side Wall Planers are key to getting sharp edges. It is interesting to think that when I used to ski the resort a lot, I could have cared less about what condition my ski edges and bases were in. Back in those days and all too often, I’d be skiing around with a few inches [...]
Ford Couloir/East Face Avalanche.
by November 25th, 2011Just a little PSA, as I saw this on Turkey Day. The East Face and Ford Couloir of the Grand Teton slid and sent debris all the way to the meadows. The Cave Couloir also slid. Both appeared to have happened naturally, maybe on Monday or Tuesday…hard to tell though. Avalanche crowns on the Grand [...]
Bears, Bears, Everywhere…Still!!!
by November 25th, 2011Bears in the skin track. For those that haven’t been paying attention, there has been a major influx of grizzly bears into the southern end of Grand Teton National Park in the past few months. Why they are down here is anyone’s guess, but I would think the gut piles from dead elk (yeah, hunters [...]
Have A Great Thanksgiving!
by November 24th, 2011HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Thanks to everyone who comes here and shares the stoke we all have for skiing. I am looking forward to a great ski season to come and I hope you are too!! BTW, if you are looking for a cool way to enjoy all that tryptophan you consume today, click here to watch [...]
AA Battery Money Saving Tip
by November 23rd, 2011Does your avalanche transceiver, GPS, headlamp, personal locator beacon or other electronic device use AA batteries to obtain power? Well, here is a little tip that can save you a few bucks, as 6-volt lantern batteries can sell for the same price as AA’s, yet provide much more juice hidden inside. Granted, rechargeable batteries are [...]
Neature Walk
by November 21st, 2011Welcome Back Winter!!!
by November 19th, 2011This backpack cam shot is my favorite so far this season, mostly because it shows more of the valley, and oh yeah…sickbird POWDER!!! It’s been a snowy last few days up here in JH, which has been awesome, and if you could withstand the 2-3 second long whumps in the snowpack while breaking trail, there [...]
Chalk and Ski
by November 18th, 2011Well, it appears as though things are starting to shape-up up here as-far-as coverage goes and this latest wave of moisture will really help open up some more terrain to get the season going. Even though some locations out there have a thick windslab and depth hoar layer that could be rather hazardous, I was [...]
Lake Tahoe Backcountry Vertical Challenge
by November 16th, 2011I thought I’d throw this out there for all my California backcountry skiing brethren. It’s a cool community wide fundraiser called the Lake Tahoe Backcountry Vertical Challenge to benefit the Sierra Avalanche Center and sponsored by Alpenglow Sports as well as many other recognizable companies. The challenge is for the Tahoe backcountry community as a [...]
Ullr Mobile Avalanche Safety iPhone App
by November 15th, 2011I wish this mobile iPhone application was Android compatible (word is Android version could be ready by mid-February) since it would be fun to play around with this newly released Ullr Mobile Avalanche Safety Tool that uses avalanche science principles, along with all the technology built into an iPhone (camera, GPS, compass, gyroscope, comms) to [...]
Jamie Pierre Killed in Utah Avalanche
by November 14th, 2011There is some really sad news coming out of Utah last night and this morning, and it is very early in the season to be reporting on such a horrible event. Professional skier, Jamie Pierre, was killed in an avalanche while skiing in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Sunday. Jamie was known as a religious person [...]
BAD Moose!!!
by November 10th, 2011I was charged by a bull moose today. I forgot my camera at home, so unfortunately no pictures, but here is the story anyway. I was hiking back to the Bradley/Taggart Trailhead around mid-afternoon, after a solo ski mission in Garnet Canyon. My skis were on my back and AT boots on my feet. I [...]
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