As the first few trip reports of the season float in, I want to try and reset a little bit.  I’ve been feeling a little down lately.  It...

Over on Vanessa Aadland's blog, the last few posts have been some of the most depressing/encouraging things I have ever read on the inte...

It seems like mountain people (and people in general) have always had an "us vs. them" attitude.  Hikers vs. Mountain Bikers.  Pow...

Being a “ski bum” is hard.  The few available jobs are low-paying, living in a ski town is expensive, and there’s a decided lack of females ...

After that blatant bit of gear whoring, I wanted to talk about a recent article on skiingbusiness.com focusing on the vast amount of ski g...

At the Pray for Snow party, we did four things: caught up with friends, drank beer, ate food, and burned ski equipment.  Regardless of what...

I took a little bit of a break from posting while I've been riding my mountain bike and doing yard work (freaking leaves are the worst p...

The 2010 World Series of Poker ends tomorrow with the final table.  I'll be rooting for Mike "The Grinder" Mizrachi.  He chos...

There’s something to be said for doing something.  It’s easy to read Trip Reports, watch movies, pore over guidebooks, and get into animated...

I’m political (I pay attention to stuff) and partisan (I prefer one side over the other), but I’m not presumptuous enough to think that my w...