After a long "June"uary and then spring in February, we have started to see more consistent snow fall here in the Northern Sierra. Last week we saw three feet of fresh snow blanket Tahoe. I thought that I'd missed the goods from this storm for sure. The snow came, then the bluebird powder day along with the baking spring sun. ...Read more
10 minute video of the coed -Babes in the Backcountry Backcountry ski trip to Japan. Face shots galore. Check out the video to get a sense of the copious amounts of powder. Its addicting. We are already planning a similar trip for next February.
I live in the Central Cascades of Washington State among a small ski touring community surrounded by mountains that are not exactly easy to reach. Most of the die hard locals have succumbed to owning a snowmobile as it allows you to chew off the 5 mile, 2000-3000 foot approaches that guard our access to the best skiing. At times I wish there were more folks headed into the backcount ...Read more
I'm not going to lie to you, there are very few things in this world that I love more than gear. Make it new gear and I am over the top. Well apparently I have passed this vice onto my son Sage. I think he may just have been more excited to see all the new G3 skis than I was! ...Read more
A couple of pictures from Felicien Dillard, a G3 ONYX fan in Dubai who got in a few runs on the local, indoor slopes, in between visits to the real stuff in Kashmir.