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Back in action. Still bony underneath the fluff but great skiing down low. Sent from my iPhone using AlpineZone

Here's hope I can get another 60+ years out there. https://youtu.be/J3QXbS_NJ74 "When you're skiing powder you either float through it easily or you get tired... I hate to admit it but I got tired." Not bad for nearly a century, man. "Powder makes you happy. You don't always have powder, but...

Toured up to GOS on Saturday. 3-4" of light fluffy pow on top of a half inch crust. Visibility at the slide was minimal. Given the new snowfall and sketchy visibility we didn't venture up into the slide, stopping just at the base. Ride down was tricky for the first half: punching...

http://www.powder.com/stories/wicked-pissah/a-skier-goes-east/#j1fstagDIxzfOgip.97 Some good lines in this piece.

Completed the AIARE Level 1 avalanche course this weekend with Marc Chauvin. One day of classroom curriculum plus two days on snow in Tuckerman. A great course to take and lots of info learned. Marc was a great instructor and kept it light, straightforward, and fun while presenting a ton of...

Carriage Road tour this morning. I managed to get up the Class VI road despite it being unplowed (and me having put on my boots at the lower stop - driving stick in boots was the sketchiest part of the day). Skin track is fine form. A few water bars with picky crossings on the lower third of...

Doesn't need much explanation here that we're off to a much better start to the year, but here are some interesting stats from MWOBS: https://www.mountwashington.org/experience-the-weather/observer-comments.aspx?id=38475 December 2015 recorded a total of 29.0" of snow. Through this morning...

Got a break in the summit forecast over the long weekend so went for the traverse. 21.43 miles, 9,579 feet of elevation gain, 9hrs 27min. 6AM start time from Appalachia. The sun rising as I head up to Madison. Sun rise by the time I reach Madison, just before 8AM. A bit of undercast in...

I was undecided on my trip before this morning - Tom, Field, and Willey were in mind - but upon waking and seeing clear day I knew I had to get above treeline. To the other side of Crawford I went with the dog in tow. The day didn't disappoint. I wore full crampons expecting the worst of the...

The trip I've been looking forward to all year, especially as this season has been a wash at home and a lottery windfall for New Mexico... but then it stopped snowing in the west. Despite no powder dumps, I enjoyed 40+ temps and sun (real feel at least 50) every day. Valley temps were in the...

Pirates of the High Skis returns to Cannon on 2/6 to benefit for Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country: https://www.facebook.com/events/587427408078083/ For more info and to register online, go here: http://adaptivesportspartners.org/news-events/phs/ Discounted lift tickets and bonus...

Took the lady and the pup out for a quick tour up Kilburn Crag. Base is definitely still sketchy in parts, but a nice morning tour. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Speak and Spell using Tapatalk.

Cool article: The Man Who Skis Telluride Every Day Every Year http://adventure-journal.com/2016/01/the-man-who-skis-telluride-every-day-every-year/ "I just love to ski. If I could fly, I might not ski. But since I can’t fly, I ski."

Europe's been dealing with a bad winter too. Nikolai Schirmer doesn't seem to care.

New Year's Day hike to get the year started right. Willard is a quick 1.6 up from Crawford Depot and judging by the cars at the station it would be a busy day on the trail. The trail was well packed with snow getting slippery in spots. Could definitely be bare booted the whole way bit we opted...

Hit up BW for night skiing on NYE. Only the B chair was open with a single run down, but this night was about getting out with the lady and working in the new boots. Much of the middle was scraped down fairly well but nice granular to be found on the edges. Far right was chaucy / boiler plate...

Yikes! Story here: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/22/460747507/watch-drone-falls-from-sky-narrowly-misses-skier-in-slalom-competition

A little humor since we're cranky about the weather. http://semi-rad.com/2015/12/ski-lift-line-dos-and-donts/ DO yell out "SINGLE" as loudly as possible and as many times as possible while waiting for full chair groups to pass. Definitely DO wait for your friends just before the ropes.

Planning a trip to Taos in February. Any advice on coordinating? I'm hoping to avoid a rental car - the Chile Line looks like it can provide ample transport.

The long-awaited video from TGR dropped yesterday. Nice write-ups on TGR and Outside about the man and his shop. http://www.tetongravity.com/video/ski/exclusive-the-legend-behind-americas-oldest-ski-shop http://www.outsideonline.com/2031401/face-americas-oldest-ski-shop