Wagner Custom Skis

Happy Buck’ing New Year!

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.             [...]

Alps in April

Friday, May 11th, 2012

There are hardly words to describe the sensation of being in the mountains as storm clouds that have been lingering for days, give way to sunshine and vistas of glacier covered peaks as far as the eye can see. Skiing becomes secondary, its all about being there. Soaking in the sights, feeding the un-satiable hunger [...]

Skiing in the land of fire and ice

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Miriam, Ólafsfjörður, Iceland 2012 The thought of getting on the plane and traveling to Iceland not knowing what to expect yet knowing the possibilities of endless exploration and wonder await was keeping me up, I could not sleep. Iceland had never been on my radar as a destination for an off-season [...]

Beating the Storm

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 [...]

Teton Ski Mountaineering in November?

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

November is typically a bit earlier than I start pursuing big lines in the alpine; regardless, Z and I started off the day with all kinds of grand visions for today’s trip.  Neither of us quite anticipated the actual result. Skinning away from the truck at 04:45, stars shining brilliantly overhead, we broke trail up [...]