More Early Turns - Waiting for Winter

One of the tasty faces off the Milk GlacierWinter is taking it’s sweet time getting here, even here in Alaska. The powder day I had under blue skies two weeks ago was just a tease. I went back to Crow Pass last Sunday for a tour on an adjacent glacier, the Milk, but the snow was hammered. Still, seeing that terrain was cool even if the run down was survival skiing.

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The Pro Life

My "office" for the week.Any working stiff who’s ever vacationed with the sole purpose of engaging in physical activity, be it running, cycling, skiing, climbing or whatever, has gained insight into the lifestyle of the professional athlete. For such a lucky bastard, there’s nothing quite so satisfying as getting up each day knowing that all one has to do is eat, train and sleep. Simplistic bliss.

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First Turns 2012-13

Looking out across Crow Pass to Eagle RiverWe wait all summer and fall for them – those first turns of the year. Temperatures cool and we watch the hills after every storm to see what they call in Alaska, “Termination Dust”. Kinda funny.  Well, the dust has been plentiful and, truth be told, first turns were had by many following a storm on September 31^st.

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Autumn Teton Running - The Video

The previous post high lighted a great day in the Tetons last week with frequent partners Andy Dorais and Nate Brown. In spite of his insane schedule and general sleep-deprived state, Andy always seems to kick out a great little video of his adventures. This one is no different. I'm glad I was along so I can relive the day whenever I want. Enjoy!

Autumn Running in the Tetons from andy dorais on Vimeo. 

White Grass to Cascade Canyon

I’ve been trying to make the most of my time in the sun visiting Jackson from the rainy north of Alaska. The weather has been perfect and the smoke of the summer cleared out for me. With several different partners I’ve spent the week exploring familiar and unfamiliar terrain while logging 24 hours of training time over the first 7 days. That’s about twice my best week this summer in Anchorage.

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