Derby Weekend 2015 Snowboarding Bend
I got my wish for fresh snow at the 2015 Dirksen Derby. The forecast was almost as stacked as the event roster, which was packed with 500 riders. A heavy storm cycle rolled in as the long weekend approached. The new snow made for slow race courses and a strange sense of emptiness at the […]
Valdez Powder Hunt Spring 2015
Mid April marked my second time traveling to Alaska on a whim to escape sad snowboarding condition in the Northwest. Two season’s in a row and my tastebud for Alaskan terrain has definitely matured, now to the point of hunger. Alaska is a far off land though and I was on the fence about making […]
Utah Travel Bug
I’m sure you know the feeling of being trapped, tired of your routine and a lack of adventure. During this warm winter in the Northwest, rains have washed away many weekends of outdoor activity. 2015 has been the second of such winters where Nikki and I have felt trapped in town. By mid January, we […]
Wallowa Yurt Trip
What a winter of waiting it has been. I was told that “patience pays in dividends”. While the Pacific Northwest was waiting for snow this fall, a few early season e-mails that were passed between a group of scattered friends, quickly escalated into a four day yurt trip to a remote, central location. Reservations were […]
Tam McArthur Rim News Years 2015
There is no fun times, powder riding, video edit for this post. We did ride our boards, we did find snow in the Cascades during what is a dismal early winter but the snowboarding downhill was not what was most important. New Years 2015 for Nikki and I consisted of a drive down to Sisters, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
