Big Belt Buckle Challenge Event #1: Mt. Whitney
Snowfall in the western United States for the 2021-2022 season was not great, and temperatures were staring to rise in the region. So, a great friend of mine, Tony Scarponi, and I made a last-minute decision to take on the first event of the BBBC ASAP. Our goal was to skin, climb, alpine ascend, and then […]
Big Cottonwood Canyon: Touring and Skiing in the Wasatch Backcountry
In order to complete the upcoming BIG mountains on the BBBC—Whitney and Shasta—I needed some more training, specifically skinning at elevation. Snow conditions were pretty solid at elevation in the Wasatch, and we were able to get out in Big Cottonwood Canyon on March 21. Living in the Salt Lake City area, we are all extremely fortunate […]
Moab
By mid-February, I was feeling OK enough to do a van trip to a world-class and world-famous mountain biking mecca—Moab, Utah—for four days of mountain biking with a great friend. We got out for four hours a day on the bike. The miles were not fast or huge, but they were great! That place is well deserving of […]
Wasatch and Uintas
On February 4th, I was feeling back to normal after the ‘vid, but weaker than before as I hadn’t been able to work out in a few weeks. I had a good day in the backcountry and we were able to get out and up the Wasatch. We took the lift up Solitude and then skinned up the […]
Uintas: Learning to Snowmobile in Powder and Summit
Mud Peak
