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Craigieburn Traverse and Temple Basin Splitfest
Damian was kind enough to drop me off at the airport where I waited for John Blankenstein to arrive from Australia before meeting up with Chris Rayner and Pow and we stoked up for a overnight traverse of the Craigieburn
Muller Hut: A Mission back into Mount Cook National Park
When I got back to New Zealand from Australia we were still amidst a high pressure system. By now we were looking to find North facing slopes and good corn. It was decided that the Muller Hut outside of Mount
OZ Splitfest with Firstlight Snowboards and Adam West
We were in a two week dry spell when I left New Zealand for Australia which was off to a solid season with a deep snowpack and awesome corn snow to be had not to mention it was great to
Getting back into Ski Mountaineering
When Ryan and Pow arrived up at Arthurs Pass the decision was made to go check out an area called the Devils Punchbowl which we would have to follow a climbers trail up if we wanted to skirt around the
Getting back into Winter in the Canterbury Ski Fields
It was the beginning of August when the first bit of snow started falling in the Southern Alps. For the first day of the storm we skinned up to the top of the chair and Ohau and rode the 100
Back in the Land of the Long White Cloud; New Zealand
I had plans for the season and a generalized game plan. The season before I had focused mainly on the Otago country around Wanaka and Queenstown but this season I would focus more on the Canterbury vicintiy in places like
SE Asia in 500 words
Since this is a website based on snowboarding not traveling (though I am more than happy to accept funding) I’m going to keep this story short. My brother was getting married in Vietnam Mid June and I was going to
Ski touring along the Wonderland Trail
Ski touring along the Wonderland trail had been something I was interested in for years. Being late May the snowpack in the alpine was still thick and the trail was hike able down in the valleys. Wanting to show a
Whitman Crest ski and camping in Ohanapecosh
Whitman Crest is one of those peaks that is perfect for spring skiing in Mount Rainier National Park. With ski touring options of every side and glaciers off 3 sides of the mountain you can find turns any month of
Volcano Road Trip in the Cascades
By the time I got back in the U.S. it was May and volcano corn riding season so Amar Andalkar, Estee and I threw all our gear in his car and started heading south to California. Our first stop in
The Sunrise and Sourdough Traverse
The Sunrise and Sourdough Traverse was something that had been in the back of my mind for years. Looking at the Sourdough Range from Crystal Mountain I always dreamed of riding the area in powder conditions. With the White River
Back Home on the Interglacier and Mount Rainier
If there is any area that I would like to think of as my home mountain it would be Mount Rainier and its lower slopes. Over the years I’ve been fortunate to tour with my friend who goes by the