Wagner Custom Skis

R-R-R-Romancing The N-N-N-Nugget

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 [...]

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 [...]