UOP Recap
Tweet It’s been awhile since I got out of my safety bubble. It’s not that I don’t scare myself on skis, I ski exposed lines where my heart is in my throat, or climb scary routes, but none of these require air awareness. It’s a skill I’ve always lacked. Back in the days of skiing …read the rest
Day One at the Utah Olympic Park
Tweet Taken from the Mountain Athlete website, read the full piece there! Fear and Flipping in Park City “Sometimes the best thing to do is just do it. When my athletes are trying a new trick, I never give them any direction the first time. I just tell them to try,” …read the rest
Tweet Coach Shaul interviewed Hadley and I about our gear choices for our Teton trip: My Gearlist Essentials: Marmot – Trailight tent Marmot – Helium 15 degree bag Thermarest – Prolite Plus Sleeping Pad Marmot – Freya 40L pack Scarpa – Shaka touring boot Volkl – Nanuk ski 170 Dynafit – Vertical binding Black …read the rest
Pushing the Summit
Tweet Heading into the backcountry to ski spring/summer conditions, with a brand new partner, in a mountain range you’ve never entered is a generally a bad idea. Climbing and skiing partnerships are earned not forced. Hadley and I haven’t known each other long. We’re both Marmot athletes, but last weekend’s adventure in Teton National Park …read the rest
How much is your happiness worth?
Tweet Happiness matters. Sometimes You have to follow your heart. And sometimes, you have to take a break from life to realize that your unhappy. Montenegro was a wake-up call. I laughed, I made people laugh, I smiled, I made new friends, saw new places, and relaxed. I realized that working a full time job, coaching on …read the rest
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