Friday, January 25th, 2013
The concept was born in a hot tub while our wives listened with a mixture of yawning and “you’re nuts.” Fellow Fitzgerald’s teammates Dave and Katie Berglemann were unexpectedly also at Spring Creek Ranch for a romantic evening last fall, and the four of us ended up simmering in the tub during the pre-dinner [...]
Posted by AJ Linnell · January 25th, 2013 · Tags: aj linnell, Backcountry, ski, ski touring, skiing, tetons, Wagner Custom Athlete · No comments yet
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Brrrr. The thermometer at the First Interstate Bank registered -15F as Parker and I drove through Jackson on the way to the Park yesterday morning. Who knows how cold it was at the Bradley-Taggart parking lot–colder than that, anyway. Regardless, it felt good to start into the mountains under brilliant stars with the whole range [...]
Posted by AJ Linnell · January 15th, 2013 · Tags: aj linnell, custom skis, ski mountaineering, ski touring, skiing, tetons, Wagner Custom, Wagner Custom Athlete, Wagner Skis · Read 1 Comment
Tuesday, January 1st, 2013
I’ve been itching to get up high in the Park recently, so Z and I spent the last day of 2012 up on Buck with his brother Nash. They say a picture’s worth 1000 words, and with my New Year-ly fatigued brain that sounds great. It was a pretty spectacular day. [...]
Posted by AJ Linnell · January 1st, 2013 · Tags: aj linnell, backcountry snowboarding, custom skis, mountaineering, Snowboard, snowboard mountaineering, snowboarding, Wagner Custom Athlete, wagner custom skis · Read 1 Comment
Sunday, December 30th, 2012
Sweet turns on Teton Pass, Read More…
Posted by AJ Linnell · December 30th, 2012 · Tags: aj linnell, Backcountry, ski touring, Teton Pass, Wagner Custom Athlete, Wagner Skis · Read 1 Comment
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
One day I’m riding powder on Teton Pass; the next I’m picking my way through rocks on skis. The conversation went something like this: Me: “I know there’s a 100% chance of snow in the forecast, but it’s not suppose to roll in until afternoon. We’ll be fine! Let’s get up there early and get [...]
Posted by AJ Linnell · February 3rd, 2012 · Tags: aj linnell, mountaineering, ski mountaineering, skiing · Read 2 Comments