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Rocky Mountains
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2012-02-10For those of us who enjoy a more mellow pace from time to time... Skiing a lap or two on Main Street and then taking a few steps toward the cafe...replies0views2066
2012-02-102012-02-09This is a movie I made in December about Independent Power Projects and their impact on British Columbia. Last May, I gathered...replies0views2507
2012-02-09
2012-01-31Our trip started with my buddy Dustin messaging me about a backcountry hostel he booked for New Years, and was sending myself and my...replies0views3858
2012-01-312012-01-29Has anyone taken a helmet cam of some sort with them along a route in the rockies? I'm interested in seeing some cool places to ski if anyone...replies0views1803
2012-01-292012-01-21Just wondering if anyone has skinned into Fortress lately from the highway. How many kms via the access road, and what is the elevation gain?...replies3views6500
2012-01-24
2012-01-17A few groups ventured into Surprise Pass over the weekend of January 14th and 15th. On the 15th we found partly cloudy skies and balmy temps...replies1views2038
2012-01-17
2012-01-02Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. ~James Dean Today I found perspective. It took 40 wheels, and thousands of...replies6views8479
2013-04-08
2011-12-28In 1930 Cliff Whyte and Cyril Paris found a little place with good skiing and no people. By 1931 Skoki Lodge was open for business. Eight decades...replies3views3776
2011-12-29
2011-12-13Some pics from one of my favorite spots in the Rockies: Moraine Lake: big terrain, big views! touring to Wenkchemna pass Tele turns...replies5views6039
2012-01-27
2011-11-14From the Salt Lake Tribune: Professional skier Jamie Pierre dies in avalanche at Snowbird By Roxana Orellana and Sheena...replies1views2697
2011-11-15
2011-06-03The latest report from the ACMG Mountain Conditions Report Summary for the Rockies and Columbia Mountains issued June 2, 2011 Spring has...replies0views2070
2011-06-03
2011-05-20The PMCR has issues a last summary for the Rockies, a must read for those still heading out: ACMG Mountain Conditions Report Summary for the...replies0views2282
2011-05-20
2011-05-07My first year in a while fully embracing the spring, rather than getting an "early" start on bike season. A fun season with lots of touring and...replies3views2017
2011-05-11
2011-05-02Trip reports a bit on the lighter side… First, this from the Stanley burn in KNP a few weeks back: And then there was this...replies4views2263
2011-06-21
2011-05-02Yesterday six of us completed a variation of the North Rockies ski traverse, starting near Jasper (Portal Creek) and ending up at the Clemenceau...replies0views2612
2011-05-02
2011-03-31For the last year or so I’ve been concentrating on learning the techniques of action photography. The transition from shooting alone...replies0views2020
2011-03-31
2011-03-31Back in the backcountry with the Bettys. We spent two days in Elk Creek shooting and exploring this week on our four day stint of learning...replies0views1939
2011-03-31
2011-03-31The Perfect Storm? Skiing in December this year was a mixed bag. What sticks out most is the deepest day I think I’ve ever had in...replies0views2093
2011-03-31
2011-03-31Skiing is Believing and I couldn’t believe the skiing this October and November. Sometimes you have to go see for yourself...replies0views1711
2011-03-31
2011-03-31This is from the Dolomite Circuit on the Icefields Parkway in March of this year. This is certainly one of the PREMIER tours in the rockies In...replies0views2242
2011-03-31
2011-03-31I took this shot while chewing on some lunch during a trip to do some yo-yo sking at Narao Shoulder by Lake O’Hara. BETA: Park at the...replies0views4373
2011-03-31
2011-03-29My wife and I have had countless trips to the Bow Lake area of the Ice-fields Parkway. Crowfoot Mountain and its glacier have always been a...replies0views2558
2011-03-29
2011-03-11Special Public Avalanche Warning for Backcountry Recreationists in Southeast BC March 11, 2011, Revelstoke, BC: The Canadian Avalanche Centre...replies0views1760
2011-03-11
2011-02-19The latest Public Mountain Conditions Report show a scary result on a Rutshblock test - wow. We were skiing in the Crowfoot Glades with the CAA...replies0views2821
2011-02-192011-02-17So, just stumbled upon this story about two people skiing out of bounds at Sunshine Resort in Banff beign charged with trespassing, but just two...replies0views2450
2011-02-17
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