If you’ve spent any amount of time in Little Cottonwood Canyon, you are sure to know of the Alpenbock Loop. Roughly a mile long, the trail was created through a partnership of multiple organizations,...

Skiing a big face in July in Utah feels like it should be a contradiction. But, after a record year of snowfall, such a thing appeared to be a very real possibility. This is a story of my attempt to do...

Have you ever driven up Big Cottonwood Canyon in the winter ready for a great day of deep turns, face shots, getting sendy, blasting music, downing Red Bulls, and joking around with friends when, all of...

In celebration of Women’s History Month this March, let us recognize the trailblazing woman who helped lay the foundation for our beloved sport of powder skiing: Dolores LaChapelle. Her story is inextricably...

On Thursday, June 18th, 2020, Jacob Pawlak, Brian Stewart and I set out to rig a highline between the summits of Lone Peak, an athletic feat that had never been done before. From the start of Jacob’s...

In the wake of the pandemic, many people found themselves with a lot of unanticipated free time this summer. I personally threw myself into many miscellaneous projects, with some hiking and climbing tossed...

With winter fast approaching, daydreams of snow-blanketed mountains and powder skiing are becoming more frequent and vivid.  These dreams are wonderful until I remember the endless “red snake” of...

Most people agree that it’s a good thing to expand your comfort zone. It’s exciting to push the boundaries of your hobbies and become stronger. It can also be terrifying, and rightfully so. Sometimes...

The concept of “microadventures” was popularized by the adventurer Alastair Humphreys to encourage the notion that adventure is possible for everyone, regardless of time, money, age or location. Microadventures...