by sbjarnason | May 12, 2021 | Skiing
It has been quite a season. Almost 60 back country touring days with some of my favorite folks. Lots was learned in the arts of sledding, skinning and skiing. Lots more to learn Check out the video. Warning it is almost 11 minutes long and 408 MB big, best viewed and...
by sbjarnason | Jan 20, 2021 | Skiing
In the last week we had two trips to the backcountry that were top heavy with ‘Type 2 Fun’. “What is Type 2 Fun?” you ask? That is also known as sled wrestling, or water buffalo dancing. This is when your sled gets stuck, usually in deep snow...
by sbjarnason | Nov 26, 2020 | Skiing
Ride #6 was the best so far… We headed up Mt Evan from the Hellroaring creek side (11.5 miles from Pete & Mary’s place at the lake). Most of the ride is open FSR so pretty easy but the last 2 miles gets tricky. 2 little creek crossings and one large...
by sbjarnason | Nov 23, 2020 | Skiing
RIde #5 was a realively simple one with Eric as my guide! We went waaaaaaaaaay back into the Purcell’s, all the way to KM 57 on Duer Creek FSR. There is a Yurt there that you can actually rent for the night. Cool! Most of the trip was actually driving! It takes...
by sbjarnason | Nov 21, 2020 | Skiing
Alright!!! 4 rides in 7 days, surely I’ll get better. Right? RIGHT!!!! Because Thursday was a setback I decided the plan was to: Look ahead, stay agile & keep calm. I did a pretty good job but here were the new twists: A sled != a car for turning: When the...
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