January 21st – Today I was brought to tears. I am not sure if they were tears of joy or sadness but I was catching my breath at the bottom of a line when an avalanche of emotion came out of nowhere and knocked me off my feet.
The line that did this to me is [...]
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Antarctica Fantasy Lines
Mind surfing mountains has always been a favorite past time for me. Just seeing unique terrain inspires me and fills me with a lot of joy. Antarctica is called the white continent. They should add steep to it. I have never seen nor ridden so much steep terrain in my life. The mountains were [...]
High and Dry in Jackson Hole
What a difference a year makes. Last season there was so much snow during the holidays that the mountain was closed for days at a time and we hardly snowboarded because the mountains were falling down all around us. This year there was very little snow but the whole mountain was open and you could [...]
Deeper. Day 1 Antarctica
Sixty two hours of rolling and rocking threw the Drake Passage are behind us and off the bow of the ship I see the first sign of land. It is amazing to think that one of earths seven continents did not feel the footsteps of humans until the 1820’s. Imagine something the size of North [...]
First Snow in Tahoe
Fired up to see a dusting of snow on my deck this morning. It is just a tease but Boreal is blowing snow and it signifies a change in weather. It may be awhile before we see forecasts like this one I saved from last winter…..HEAVY SNOW WILL REACH THE EASTERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOONWITH INTENSE [...]