Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Snowboarding in the Backcountry
Avalanche pit.
Mt. Cat, Snoweasel & a dog called Gunnar take on WY and CO the week of 3-18-07. We find mild temps & a solid snowpack. We dig a avy pit & explore 4 different mountain locations during the week. We even got into some rain as we left the truck on Wed. 3000 ft higher we finally got our fresh snow. Overall a great 2 weeks of sledding & snowboarding in the mountains. This made 4 trips out west this season! GOOD TIMES!!
I transition right into the mountain bike season with the first USA National race in Pheonix on April 1,2007. I'll be busy managing , wrenching & travel planning for Pro XC Racer J. Hall of Salsa Cycles. I'll keep ya posted.
Snoweasel
March to the Snowfields!
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With March comes the first of 2 treks to the Rocky Mountains. The snowpack was deep enough and the weather took a turn for the warm. So that gave us the chance to reach some isolated areas, as the sleds rode on top of the snow for the most part.
With 7 of us out here we spent our 3 days boondocking & exploring some new & old haunts. It was warm enough for a good old brat roast over the fire.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Snowing Out West
Hey,
These are a few of some great backcountry videos I have checked out over the winter. These Dudes know their mountains. I have been following their backcountry adventurers over the last months.
We were in Northern Colorado back in Dec. 06 and in the Bozeman area of Montana over the New Years week. It was great to get the sleds and the snowboards out into the mountains. I have been snowboarding 2-3 times a week during Jan. & Feb. doing the Patrol gig. Northstar & I have been running hills and doing plyos at Highland. He has also been doing some insane winter mountain bike riding. Like 5-6 hour bike rides with temperatures in the -11 F degree range. Check out Northstar's web site www.jeffhallmountainbiking.com .
March will be here soon & I'll have 2 weeks of boondocking on the sled. The first trip will be in WY with the gang, with some serious powder poaching on the sleds. It looks like there will be 7 of us. T.E. will be shredding every snow flake he can reach with his new 900 RMK. I've got new wider powder skis on my 800 RMK & I raised the handlebars for a better stand-up position. Will be good times for sure!! This will be a good scouting trip for the boarding trip the 2nd week.
Second trip, Mt.Cat & I will be packing our new powder snowboards and the sleds to head out to CO and/or WY and/or MT, or where-ever we point the truck. If it's snowing - we's agoing there. The point of this trip will be to snowboard as much as we can in the backcountry. I've got some mountains that we scouted out late last year to return to & whatever I find from week 1. Definitely be bringing the snowshoes to explore further off the sleds.
Later, MJ HALLN
These are a few of some great backcountry videos I have checked out over the winter. These Dudes know their mountains. I have been following their backcountry adventurers over the last months.
We were in Northern Colorado back in Dec. 06 and in the Bozeman area of Montana over the New Years week. It was great to get the sleds and the snowboards out into the mountains. I have been snowboarding 2-3 times a week during Jan. & Feb. doing the Patrol gig. Northstar & I have been running hills and doing plyos at Highland. He has also been doing some insane winter mountain bike riding. Like 5-6 hour bike rides with temperatures in the -11 F degree range. Check out Northstar's web site www.jeffhallmountainbiking.com .
March will be here soon & I'll have 2 weeks of boondocking on the sled. The first trip will be in WY with the gang, with some serious powder poaching on the sleds. It looks like there will be 7 of us. T.E. will be shredding every snow flake he can reach with his new 900 RMK. I've got new wider powder skis on my 800 RMK & I raised the handlebars for a better stand-up position. Will be good times for sure!! This will be a good scouting trip for the boarding trip the 2nd week.
Second trip, Mt.Cat & I will be packing our new powder snowboards and the sleds to head out to CO and/or WY and/or MT, or where-ever we point the truck. If it's snowing - we's agoing there. The point of this trip will be to snowboard as much as we can in the backcountry. I've got some mountains that we scouted out late last year to return to & whatever I find from week 1. Definitely be bringing the snowshoes to explore further off the sleds.
Later, MJ HALLN
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Backcountry Snowboarding: Cameron Pass - Mahler Couloirs
| weknowsnow.com - Location: Backcountry Snowboarding: Cameron Pass - Mahler Couloirs 06/11/2006 Larry, Lacy, Dave and JP | |
Backcountry Snowboarding: Berthoud Pass
| weknowsnow.com - Colorado backcountry snowboarding adventures. Check us out as we snowshoe back into the Current Creek drainage and hit some sweet powder lines. Footy includes Peter Rabbit hut, follow cam, pow lines and some scenery. Riders: Alex, JP | |
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Colorado Backcountry: iskibc's Year in Review - 05/06
| weknowsnow.com - iskibc's Year in Review video. Watch the local colorado TGR maggots slash deep pow, drop cliffs, do front flips, rip sled and hit the steep and deep. Ski and Snowboard action. http://weknowsnow.com/iskibc/ | |
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