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“Terminal Cancer,” A Ruby Mountain Oddessy | by Josh Daiek

I inhaled a deep breathe of cold winter air, gasping with each step closer to the top. This hike seems never ending, I thought. I continued one foot after the other, post holing with every step in the steep boot pack. It felt like I time traveled. Nearly twenty four hours prior I was in the comforts of my own home, celebrating the new year with my lady. When I received a call from my friend Justin “What’s your plan the next couple days?” “Uhhhh…skiing” I replied. “Want to go to the Rubies tomorrow?” he asked. Without hesitation I blurted out “Yea!” The Ruby’s have been on my radar for the […]
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Pushing the Limits at Sonora Pass, CA – by Josh Daiek

With yet another slow start to the ski season in Tahoe, morale was low and diminishing rapidly. A few wet storms got us on our feet in December and a nice Christmas dusting made for ideal ski conditions over the holidays. Still as I ventured to my favorite Tahoe zones, coverage was sparse and rather rocky. It was time to think outside the box, time to get creative. After a brief discussion with my friends Justin Befu and Jeff VanHee, we decided our best bet was to journey south to see how conditions were holding up at higher elevations in the Sierra’s. We busted down to Sonora Pass, where via snowmobile you can access steep lines and […]
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Trip Report: Battle on Mt. Ruapehu, NZ | by Josh Daiek

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I powered down the table saw and took a seat for my lunch break when I noticed a missed call from Mike Douglas. His voicemail informed me of an upcoming ski trip to New Zealand, I frantically called back eager to hear the details. The trip was for a Salomon Freeski TV project, the plan, explore and expose some of the less popular skiing on the northern island. I was thrilled, I’ve always wanted to ski New Zealand. I tried not to sound overly […]
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Eastern Sierra Report: Powder Day in Bloody Couloir

I was pretty much ready to throw in the towel and give up on winter for the season. With a rapidly melting snow pack and phenomenal dirt for mountain biking, why fight it? I began settling into my summer routine when mother nature sneak attacked with a nice little thunderstorm. My first thought was of how good the mountain biking would be, but as the storm got colder and flakes began falling my mentality instinctively flopped to skiing. I jumped on my computer to research snow reports […]
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