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24/25 oct lucky drive pdx to LA nov/dec socal jan/feb hokkaido? mar/apr san juans nm az jun/jul tbd

23/24 planning toward spring in southern rockies NM/CO around the April 8th total eclipse in Texas.

22/23 wrapping up with Shasta / Adams / Hood / Paradise in June.

21/22 , based in Ogden Utah for nov-mar lift season, and working toward volunteering with Snowbasin ski patrol. Hoping to travel in spring and potentially visit the San Juans, though ideally get into the Canadian rockies by May. If timing allows, we’ll visit some volcanoes in June and maybe return for solstice on Mt Hood.

• idaho south sawtooth
• wasatch

20/21 , I’m practicing writing a bit more down through the season. So far, I’m adding notes to pages by region without separate posts per trip.

• los angeles – Nov/Dec 2020
• cascades – Dec 2020
• kootenai idaho – Jan 2021
• nevada elko – Jan 2021
• wasatch utah – Jan/Feb 2021
• colorado rockies – March
• colorado san juans – March
• flagstaff / nevada south? April
• sierras south – May
• northwest – June
• canada?/north idaho July

CO – South

• https://www.backcountryrecon.com/colorado/wolf-creek-pass/

CA South

• 57 hours California spot guide includes Mammoth, Tahoe, Shasta
• http://kernriversierra.com/winter.html
• Horseshoe Meadows access?

CA / OR – Shasta

• https://thebackcountry.net/mt-shasta/

Resources

• mapping
  • https://gaiagps.com/
  • https://caltopo.com/
  • https://onxmaps.com/backcountry/
  • https://mountainhub.com/
  • https://fatmap.com/
  • https://earth.google.com/
  • https://www.summitpost.org/
  • https://www.backcountrynavigator.com/
  • https://www.heywhatsthat.com/

Guides

• Pro Guiding Seattle / North Bend / Cascades
• Sierra Mountain Bishop / Mammoth
• International Mountain Mammoth / Tahoe / Shasta
• Alpenglow Tahoe
• Shasta
• Sawtooth Sun Valley
• Skiuphill Canmore Alberta
• Wasatch
  • Utah Mountain Adventures
• San Juan Mt Guides Ouray to Moab

Shops

• Mammoth Mountaineering
• Big Willi Mountaineering Lone Pine CA
• Alpenglow Tahoe
• Pro Ski Service North Bend / Seattle
• Confluence Kayaks Denver
• Telemarkdown NH/CT
• Wasatch Touring SLC
• Freeheel Life SLC
• Hagan Austria

Media

• High Country News
• Podcast recommendations from 14erskiiers.com in Crested Butte
• https://mountainwagon.com/the-huts in Calgary
• http://www.alpinebaking.com/about in BC?

Wildlife

• Foxtail Pine bristlecone
• American Marten
• North American porcupine
• White-tailed ptarmigan
• Jasper Park Canada

History

• 2025 – pnw -> la – JP – co – az – ca – … skis
• 2024 – ogden -> LA -> NM -> Texas -> LA
• 2023 – ogden -> pnw
• 2022 – based in ogden utah, april in canada, … emt, nsp, 7->9? skis,
• 2021 – western states, rubys, aai2, adams, 4->7 skis, 60d
• 2020 – touring skis, aiare1, bridger, covid, idaho, 2->4 skis
• 2019 – ikon, own alpine skis, jackson, baker, 1->2 skis, 61d
• 2018 – visit utah, own boots, whistler
• 2017 – discover Mt Waterman
• 2016 – discover Inyo eastern Sierra
• 2015 – discover San Bernardino’s, craigslist telemark skis in LA
• 2014 – Los Angeles
• 2011 – Steven’s Pass – Ankle says no snowboarding
• 2010 – Teach at Steven’s Pass, Seattle
• 2009 – Teach at Santa Fe; Aspen, Silverton, A-Basin
• 2008 – AASI Snowboard cert 2 – Santa Fe, Aspen, a-basin
• 2007 – telemark intros, alta, wolf creek
• 2006 – Berlin studying Slovenian alps
• 2005 – AASI Snowboard cert 1 – Santa Fe, New Mexico
• 1996 – PSIA Alpine cert 1 – Lookout Pass, Idaho with Art ( Audett ? )
• 1980s – Badger Pass Yosemite with Nic Fiore