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Ski the East | Tuckerman Ravine Trip Report

After a long, cold and mostly awesome winter, spring is advancing in full force across New England. Approaches are starting to melt out, sunscreen is appearing in my pack, and I even spotted golf clubs in the corner of the gear room the other day.This means the time has come for the annual pilgrimage to the Presidential Range as the calendar turns to April. Three days of exploring, climbing and sliding through the Washington weather show – and mother nature did not disappoint, dealing out an entire season’s […]
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Trip Report: Snow-Starved Californians Find Winter in Big Sky

A crew of five snow-starved stragglers from California voyaged north in search of winter. They found it at Big Sky on Wednesday in a big Montana way. Super friendly and welcoming locals, fresh cold snow, bluebird conditions, and nearly the whole mountain open stoked the travelers in a big way. Fog cleared as we rolled in, revealing a calm and clear day at Big Sky. First order of business was rolling up the tram, accessing Lone Peak, the sign-in required Big Couloir (bring your avy gear for the Big), and lots of alpine steeps. The snow was excellent off the top. So we took a few more laps from the summit, and gawked at the […]
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Trip Report: Heli-Touring Deep Powder in British Columbia

I had never skied snow so deep, so light, so dry. It blew over my head and into my nose and mouth and face. To turn in it was effortless. It was endlessly deep and it was unending. Run after run the conditions were always the same. Perfect powder. It just did not stop snowing. Skin tracks were filled within hours. Runs were renewed like magic. There was no hint that we had been there the day before or even just that morning. When would it stop snowing.? Who cared? There is no such thing as too much snow. […
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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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Trip Report: Skiing Alaska-Like Terrain Inside the Crater of a Active Chilean Volcano

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Staring into the crater of Volcan Puyehue, it’s hard to believe that it’s been barely a year since Argentina and Chile felt the full force of the eruption of this volcano, blanketing towns with ash, closing airports and halting the local tourist economy. The destruction is evident all along the highway between Bariloche, Argentina and the Chilean border. For now, the mountain lies […]
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Salkantay Trail ~ Machu Picchu, Peru Trip Report & Photo Tour:

As I left the great surf and awesome culture of Lima I knew that I the next 5 days or so would be challenging, rewarding and overall a great experience. I set forth to Cuzco Peru the jumping off point for the Salkantay trail. Many people know and have heard of the Inca trail to Machu Picchu but doing some research and talking with people locals it was brought to my attention that is […]
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