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 […]