Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 12:36AM 
Terminal Cancer CouloirTerminal Cancer Couloir. The first time I saw a picture of this ski line I couldn't look away. It's one of the most striking runs anywhere. I wasted an hour googling it and watching YouTube videos. Terminal Cancer quickly rose to the top of my hit list.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 04:06PM 
Plum Guide touring bindingI did a little more work on my previous binding review. This includes some race bindings as well as some slicker speed touring options. I have included more detail on weights, as well. - Brian
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Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 11:57PM 
The north face of Nez Perce. East and West Hourglass CouloirsA few years ago, Steve Romeo and I set out early one snowy morning with the intention of skiing the Nez Perce Trifecta - a link-up of the Sliver, East Hourglass and West Hourglass Couloirs. We hauled a couple of ropes and some hardware up Garnet Canyon prepared for anything except for the thigh deep powder we encountered. We bailed. Steve got the mission done last year with a different partner but the project has remained on my list since that first attempt.
Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 02:58PM 
There is no arguing the fact that ski mountaineering racing is a gear-intensive pursuit. The equipment is highly specialized and there is a small segment of the ski industry dedicated to developing gear for racing. As the sport grows we are seeing more niche companies entering the fray and grabbing a piece of the market. Much of this gear and the technology used to create it has started trickling back to mainstream skiers.
Plum, bindings, ski mountaineering in Gear Monday, April 11, 2011 at 11:19PM 
Dina high in the Vee CouloirThere's a life time of steep ski lines in the Tetons. Some are easier to get to than others. Many are on every backcountry skier's hit list and see frequent descents while others never come up on the radar for one reason or another. After skiing one of the more obvious gems in the range, the Apocalypse Couloir on the north side of Prospector Mountain, a couple of weeks ago another line in the same area came up in conversation. The Vee Couloir is one of those runs I have heard little about over the years. Steve Romeo at TetonAT.com posted a picture of it a few years ago during one of his "Name that Couloir" posts. I hadn't thought of it since.