A late post. We got to ski a mountain just on the edge of Salt Lake this winter. I thought the window had closed on skiing this peak this year, but a n early April dump of snow put it back into condition and we got up super early to get it done on a […]
2023-04-23 Henry Mtns Skiing
April 23, 2023 Keeping the winter vibes and skiing theme going, Carly and I headed south to tick off a ski zone that I’ve wanted to explore since reading about it in the Utah ski guidebook. The main allure of the Henry Mountains is their status of some of the most remote and undisturbed terrain […]
2023-04-15 Deseret Peak
With the record snow year we’ve had in Utah I’ve been psyched about doing some spring skiing. Deseret Peak, to the west of Salt Lake City, has a pair of couloirs that face north and are easy, as far as couloirs go. The trick is the road is closed about 4 miles from the true […]
2023-03-11 and 12 Canmore Ice
Carly had a business trip to Calgary recently and I took the chance to get a weekend of ice climbing near Canmore. Carly flew up Wednesday morning and I joined on Thursday evening. I worked remotely from the hotel Friday. After a little snafu with the rental car (I didn’t realize what time the office […]
2023-03-05 Cutler Ridge
Once again escaping the traffic of the Cottonwoods I got out with Steffie, Patrick, and Andreas to Cutler ridge. Having been there a couple other times this year it was amazing to see the coverage change over the year. The epic amounts of snow have collapsed the parking to just a portion of the normal […]