The 2015/2016 Winter has brought tons of snow to the Oregon backcountry. So much snow that we have been limited to some really fun tree skiing zone at lower elevations. This film highlights my favorite lines from five days in the backcountry during December and the first week of January.
This film highlights skiing the Oregon backcountry during the 2014/2015 Winter season.
This is one epic day in the Chugach mountains of Alaska spent with friends Greg Stafford, Anna Kelly and Tess Carney. After a few stormy days, the weather finally cleared up and we sped up to the high country to climb and shred some big lines. Quite possibly the steepest and deepest powder skiing of my life and I somehow managed to dislocate my shoulder amidst a poor choice of slough management. My adrenaline was peaking so hard that it took me a good while to realize that something was wrong with my body! The intense pain while riding was surreal and luckily I made it to the bottom without falling. So thankful to have a wilderness first responder and a nurse in my crew to put my shoulder back into place! Such an awesome day in the mountains despite the injury!
Additional footage and time lapse by Greg Stafford
The last two days of November I went skiing with friends at two of my favorite backcountry zones. One zone offers fun gladed tree skiing with cliff drops and chutes. Perfect for those stormy days. The second zone is an alpine volcanic wonderland that is deep in the Central Oregon Cascades. Long approaches, but rewarded with steep and challenging skiing!
It's always fun to be skiing high up in the mountains! This was one great day last week with Nic Hall. 1/25/2016
Well that was fun! This was my first time out to this zone and I enjoyed skiing it with a solid crew!
There are not many runs that make my legs burn 2/3s of the way down, but this was one of them. The temps ranged from -15 F to a high of 5 F and I don’t think my muscles ever warmed up. The snow was perfect cold smoke and felt like skiing on a cloud!
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