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Skiing and Splitboarding Gannett Peak Video is Released

January 24, 2019 admin

This week we released the High Point Short on Gannett Peak (13,804′) – the most spectacular of the continental US…

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Posted in: film news, Skiing Western Highpoints, Wyoming Filed under: backcountry skiing, Gannett Peak, skimountaineering, Wind River Range, Wyoming

Skiing Timms Hill – The Wisconsin Highpoint

March 27, 2018 admin

Wisconsin is said to be the birthplace of skiing in North America as Norwegians moved there and started skiing in…

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Posted in: Midwest, Skiing States Series, Wisconsin Filed under: backcountry skiing, midwest, powder skiing, Ski history, Timms Hill, wisconsin

Skiing the Dakotas – Photos

February 26, 2018 admin

I just returned from skiing the high points of both North and South Dakota as well as scouting skiing on…

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Posted in: Midwest, North Dakota, South Dakota Filed under: backcountry skiing, Black Hills, midwestern skiing

Backcountry Skiing in the Adirondacks

January 8, 2018 admin

The Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State give a true wilderness skiing experience. Six million snowy acres of public…

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Posted in: Adirondacks, East Coast, New England, New York, Northeast Filed under: 46ers, adirondacks, backcountry skiing, high peaks wilderness, hiking, ski trails, snowshoeing, uphill

Skiing Mt. Arvon – Michigan Backcountry Skiing

December 27, 2017 admin

Skiing Mt. Arvon turned out to more complicated than I expected, but now with information it can be less of…

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Posted in: Michigan, Midwest, Skiing States Series Filed under: backcountry skiing, highpointers, michigan backcounry skiing, Mount Arvon, powder, snowfall

Skiing Mt Frissell – Connecticut’s Highpoint

December 21, 2017 admin

Mount Frissell is the highest point in the state of Connecticut. It is part of the 20+ “snowy” state highpoints,…

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Posted in: Connecticut, New England, Skiing States Series Filed under: backcountry skiing, highpointers, northeastern, ski the east, taconic mountains

Skiing Boundary Peak, Nevada’s Highest

December 20, 2017 admin

Empty and open, bright and beautiful, with an airliner’s view above the desertscape. Boundary Peak is the highest point in…

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Posted in: Nevada, Skiing States Series, Skiing Western Highpoints, Southwest Filed under: backcountry skiing, highpointers, highpoints, Nevada, ski, travel, White Mountains

Skiing State Highpoints – 1998 to 2018

December 11, 2017 admin

Exploring our nation, not necessarily skiing was the primary motive for the Skiing States project. Back in 1998 as an…

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Posted in: Connecticut, New England, New York, Skiing States Series, Vermont Filed under: backcountry skiing, highpointers, highpoints, skiing, united states

Mount Baker – A Skier’s Paradise

November 14, 2017 admin

The setting sun struck me as I rounded the top of the glacier. With a hop over the moat I…

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Posted in: Northwest, Washington Filed under: backcountry skiing, Cascades, glaciers, northwest, skiing, volcanos, wintercamping

Backcountry Skiing Iowa

November 10, 2017 admin

After some moderate bushwhacking through stinging nettles I emerged on the top of greatest line I’d seen for hundreds of…

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Posted in: Cross-country Skiing, Iowa, Midwest, Nebraska Filed under: backcountry skiing, cross-country, downhill, Iowa, Midwest skiing, winter
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