Alaska Snowboarding RV Newbies
Alaska, a snowboarding destination so talked about but so seldom traveled to by the resort populous. The giant coastal mountains of Alaska are a far off land that are filled with dangers. I’ll be the first to say that it’s easy to let natural road blocks stop a trip from becoming more than coffee shop […]
Late March Surprise Powder
There’s an added bounce in my step this week. Snow finally returned to the Northwest over the last weekend of March. Temps have been hovering dangerously close to freezing right around the Mt.Hood Meadows’ base lodge. Wet, heavy snow has been collecting around 5000ft and above, while surprisingly deep and dry snow awaits above 6000ft. […]
Dust On Crust Adams Big Lap
Andreas and I caught a beautiful snowmo-boarding day on Adams in mid March. The trail had enough snow coverage to get us up high and once there, the sun was out, keeping us and a fresh layer of snow warm. There was just enough new snow to allow for fun snowboarding. As it warmed, the […]
Park Day With The Portland Boys
Mid March is here and spring is in full gear at the moment. The snow on Hood has been soft and some fun features are setup in Forest park. Saturday, we had a great crew making laps together. We have an admittedly large friend group in Portland but everyone seems to be pulled in different directions by their […]
So Long Nelson
This winter has not been cooperating for me and the west coast. I’m calling it the worst ski season I’ve had since leaving Maine for Montana in 2003. I realize my needs are great and expectations hard to reconcile with. A long summer of day dreaming about lofty airs into powder and loosing myself in mountains taller […]
Mt.Adams Lower Bench
What used to be a regular occurrence in winter’s past, in season, was one special weekend in late February where the snow filled in Mt.Adams enough for snowmo-bording. Kelso and I dusted off the machines after 11 months of sitting on Portland street-sides and warehouse storage along the Columbia river. Mt.Admas had been hit with […]
Utah President’s Day Weekend
It’s mid February and I have the feeling that Snowboard season is slipping past me before I’ve felt progression or accomplishment. Nikki talked me into buying a cheap plane ticket to Utah for Valentine’s day weekend. We both have the travel and snowboarding bug right now, which are hard to satisfy when cooped up in […]
First Powder Day At Mt Hood Meadows
It happened, the dry spell broke in the Northwest. It feels like “someone turned the hose on” as Ben Ipsen messaged me the other day after Bachelor received over 60″ in one week. We’re back in the weather, both rain and snow, good and bad but definitely wet, which is a welcome change. […]