Author Archive


SPAM #11: I Swear Occifer! It was Occidental!
December 22nd, 2010 | By:  Greg | 11 Comments


Click to read article.

With an eastern flow promising to bring some fresh snow to the east for Christmas, and the west digging out from a rough commute on the Pineapple Express, let's go into the holiday weekend with a bit of SPAM from FIS. As you may recall, the east coast contingent of ... ...Read more


TR: Occidental Powder
December 20th, 2010 | By:  Greg


Click to read article.

Some of the best days of powder skiing are purely a matter of luck; one might say they are accidental. This past weekend we had one of those days. As detailed in a quick update yesterday evening, we got spooked off steeper terrain by an alarmingly weak layer that failed ... ...Read more


East Coast Snowpack Update
December 19th, 2010 | By:  Greg | 3 Comments


Click to read article.

Snow packs are beginning to build across the northeast. As we all begin to poke around the backcountry, please remember to be avalanche smart this winter. While a glisse line may look glorious, please educate yourself about avalanches, and use that information to help make decisions about whether a slope ... ...Read more


SPAM #10: Magic Powder Turn
December 16th, 2010 | By:  Greg | 8 Comments


Click to read article.

As a follow up to our analysis of the magic behind a powder turn in The POWstige earlier this week, we've got a fresh SPAM for your viewing pleasure. Today we've got several shots taken during a Vermont dawn patrol hot on the heels of VTah Part V. KC and ... ...Read more


The POWstige
December 12th, 2010 | By:  Greg | 16 Comments


Click to read article.

Are you reading closely? Every powder turn has three parts... or acts. The first act is called "The Pledge." In order to get a powder turn, the glissader gathers something ordinary: potential energy. They do so by either motorized, or self-propelled (backcountry.com link) means, but either way it requires some commitment, ... ...Read more

  1. Older Stuff:
  3. 1
  4. ...
  5. 23
  6. 24
  7. 25
  8. 26
  9. 27
  10. 28
  11. 29
  12. ...
  13. 53
Stay in touch: Click here to follow us on Twitter. Click here to subscribe for updates to be delivered via RSS. Click here to become a fan on Facebook. Click here to read and share real time weather observations. Learn more over at the account. It's awesome. We promise!