Chason Russell's Blog Posts
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Last March with descent snow conditions and perfect weather I had the opportunity to ski a line that I’ve been looking at for nearly my whole life. Adjacent to the Telluride Ski area sits the Little Wasatch Face. Here is a little history by the late, great, visionary, Andrew Sawyer: “In March 1990, after several years [...]
Posted by Chason Russell · January 12th, 2012 · · Read 2 Comments
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
September generally brings great snow and clear skies to the northern Patagonia region of Argentina. This year the eruption of Chile’s Peyehue volcano often filled the air with “ceniza ” a thick ash blocking out the sun’s rays. Though when the wind currents cooperated and moisture swept over the Andes the mountains gave up some [...]
Posted by Chason Russell · November 17th, 2011 · · Read 1 Comment
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
S-4 stands for: Super gnarly couloir in the Sneffels Wilderness. This line caught my eye years ago when I first got a look at it from Mount Sneffels. Read More
Posted by Chason Russell · March 29th, 2011 · · No comments yet
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
A lot leads up to the first turns of the season. The long anticipated gathering of the ski equipment seems to happen subconsciously. It’s almost an unbearable wait between when the snow makes its first appearance on the peaks, until the day when the blanket reaches well below tree-line and there is actually enough coverage [...]
Posted by Chason Russell · December 3rd, 2010 · · Read 1 Comment
Friday, October 22nd, 2010
This past spring I had the fortunate opportunity to ski for the camera’s of Warren Miller Entertainment. The film crew descended on Telluride to document a segment for the 2010 film, Wintervention. I joined local skiers Hillary and Brian O’Neill along with Galena Gleason for early access and the pursuit of good light and soft snow. [...]
Posted by Chason Russell · October 22nd, 2010 · · Read 1 Comment