I returned from Alaska in late February, and adjusted to changing snow conditions in the Wasatch. Utah saw a few great storms this March, but also some intense warming periods. It made splitboarding a little more dicey at times. Some …
Most snowboarders (and skiers) do not hit the gym in season. I’m usually not an exception to that. Every winter I ride about six days a week, taking one day a week to do errands, foam roll, stretch, and otherwise …
One of my backcountry partners and I kept a close eye on storm cycles during the first week and a half of January. Even when I had to attend Winter Outdoor Retailer, a four-day tradeshow in downtown Salt Lake, I …
It dumped this December in the Wasatch. Finally. After two years of subpar snow conditions, Utah had actually substantial, consistent powder days in the early season. I was finishing a five-chapter microsite called Backcountry Travel Guide for Teton Gravity Research, …
Early winter is pretty much my least favorite time of year. There’s not enough snow to snowboard. You watch every inch of it stack up obsessively during each storm that rolls through Utah. Even big snowfalls only cover sharkfin rocks …
