Shredding on Site

The fresh powder that has been dropping here in Ouray is fantastic! Hannah and I went out for a ski up the Weehawken Trail on Camp Bird Road. There were a few tracks that already laced through the aspens so we pushed the trail further up hill for some fresh pow.

I grew up skiing the ice rinks of New England, but through a glitch in my upbringing I somehow got the idea that snowboarding was cool. Anyway, enough Freud. This winter I am back on skis (my girlfriend's) and in the back country. I have had new experiences like skiing in powder and buying an avalanche beacon. So now my winter recreation has expanded beyond ice climbing to include hucking myself down fluffy slopes as I try to channel Lindsey Vonn and imagine myself in a neon one piece like in the 80s classic Aspen Extreme.

Steep and Deep,

Eitan