Slaying the Dragon Tail

Four years ago, I arrived at Rocky Mountain National Park for an educational adventure in the art of snow wizardry, and I was forsaken a vision I would not soon forget. That sight was of the Dragon Tail Couloir, a mythical strip of snow that falls continuously for nearly 2,000 vertical feet above the mystical Emerald Lake.[Read More...]

Shit for Brains, Revisited

It became apparent very soon, however, that the snow was being kept frozen by a continuous wind up the couloir, which was also making the snow firmer by the minute [Read More...]

(MARCH)


A GoPro edit of skiing from March 2011. Locations include Rocky Mountain National Park, Solitude Ski Resort, Silver Fork Backcountry, Hippy Ridge, and Arapahoe Basin.

A Quick Quandary Report

I awoke on my buddy's couch in Breck to my phone ringing. It was 7:05, and I was supposed to meet them at 7:00 at Clint's coffee shop on Main. Without thinking twice, I grabbed my bag and boots, and walked out the door. [Read More...]