Different gear, some differences to note. What’s definitely NOT different? One plank or two, we’re all out there to experience the joy of floating through pow in the untouched backcountry. A smooth backcountry snowboarder ticks all these boxes: You gotta look ahead The terrain won’t always be planar downhill pitches. There’ll be little flats,[...]
Of all the backcountry adventures I’ve been on with Jeff, the only time I really thought I might freeze to death was not on some snow-covered peak. It was in the international terminal of LAX. We had gotten off an overnight flight from Kauai, and had a five-hour layover before boarding our[...]
Okay, one thing to clarify at the top: When you’re asking me ‘when will it be deepest?’ you’re usually not referring to how deep the overall snowpack is, i.e. how much snow has piled up so far over the season. If you did ask me that, you’d get a simple answer: it’s[...]
Our dog Russell hates it when I play the piano. Like, haaaaaaates it. This is what happens seconds after the first notes are struck. Two things to note: (1) Description really doesn’t capture it. Click below. Sound on. (2) Only one dog was annoyed in the making of this video. So from May to October[...]
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