Gear Review & Tech Talk

Smoke is pouring into the Tahoe Basin from the American Fire in the foothills around the Foresthill area. This the view at the top of KT. Smoke is so thick you can feel it in your lungs, stay indoors if you can. Word is smoke will linger for a few more days.

Coming from a racing background, wearing a helmet was something I just always had to do. Whether I wanted to or not, the fact of the matter is that if I’m going 60 mph on average down any given hill, I need something to protect me head. After I retired from ski racing when I graduated from Truckee high school...

Skiing in Tahoe consists of a lot of resort days and a lot of backcountry and side country days.Alpine Meadows offers some of the best side country access in the country and that is where I find myself most of the time.Some of my favorite zones require a fairly decent hike in and skin out.The Quest Max 120 gives me...

When I’m skiing some of the bigger lines at Squaw and Alpine, I like to know that the bindings under my feet are solid. Most of the bindings out on the market just don’t give me the confidence I need to know that they won’t release at a bad time. The Rossignol FKS 180 XXL however are some of the...

Tahoe is known for its massive dumps that often leave three feet or more of fresh over night, and Squaw is notorious for being tracked out in a matter of hours. So when it’s bottomless powder in the morning, and tracked out chop in the afternoon, you need one ski that can handle both. That’s where the Rossignol Super 7...

When it comes to skiing everyday in Tahoe, the Atomic Century is hands down my favorite ski. Fast, snappy and fun, this is one of the best skis I’ve ever ridden. I grew up skiing the icy bumps of New Hampshire, so when I moved to Tahoe some eight years ago it was a bit of a change. Out here...

[caption id="attachment_3118" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Llamas on the JMT, photo:llamapackers.com"][/caption] The John Muir Trail, a gorgeous trail in the California Sierra that stretches from the Yosemite Valley all the way to Mt. Whitney. Running 210 miles through vast expanses of wilderness and High Mountain peaks, the John Muir Trail is a photographers dream. From the windy Merced River, to the...

Mountain Bike Mecca, Trail Running Torture, Hiking Paradise, and a photographer's dream! Desert in the springtime and Lake Tahoe in the summer...and winter, woot! woot!