RECAP: ‘A Day for Jake’ at Copper Mountain, CO There’s no better way to celebrate the legacy of Jake Burton Carpenter than to join a crew of snowboarders for a global day of riding. With 7” of fresh snow overnight (10” total over the weekend), sunny Colorado skies, and a freshly groomed Woodward Peace Park, A Day for Jake at Copper Mountain Resort, CO, was one to remember for all […] Trip Report Nick DeRiso | March 17, 2023 0 Comments
The Story of ‘Historical Badass’ Ned Gillette | From Skiing Earth’s Highest Summits to Being Shot to Death in Pakistan August 1998, deep in the northern Pakistani controlled sector of Kashmir, Ned Gillette and his wife Olympic skier Suzy Patterson set out with the hopes of accomplishing the “trek along the flanks of Nanga Parbat (at 25,660 feet, the world’s 10th-highest mountain) and then making their way across a 16,000-foot pass at the edge of the Chogo Lungma.” An ambitious journey to say the least, however Gillette and his wife Patterson were accustomed to such adventures in their time, skiing, sailing, and climbing all over the globe. […] Featured Article Jesse Cassidy | May 24, 2021 15 Comments
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