How I Learned to Splitboard in Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Split, Eat, Sleep, Repeat… And don’t forget to soak your tired muscles in wild hot springs afterwards! International travel in …

5 Reasons Why My Snowboard is a Better Winter Companion than Your Boyfriend

After writing How to Survive Ski Season Opening Day with a Snow Crazed Girlfriend, originally commissioned by a Canadian outdoor …

Gudauri Ski Resort, Georgia – A Gem Hidden Deep in the Caucasus Mountains

Deep into the Caucasus Mountains, where Georgia ends and Russia begins, at the top of Cross Pass outside Gudauri, you can still find high mountain peaks, desolate roads, rugged landscape, and unexplored wilderness that make my heart sing. The real Georgia in winter is cold and snowy, rough around the edges, wild and untamable, high in altitude and strong in liquor content. Just how I like my destinations (and my men) ❤

Why You Should Take an Avalanche Safety and Mountain Rescue Course

“If you don’t know, don’t go!” is what they say in Jackson Hole, WY before you exit the tram and …

Why You Should Take an Advanced Ladies Ski / Snowboard Clinic

Even if you already ski / ride well. Especially then. My girlfriends in California who are amazing skiers had booked …

How to Survive Ski Season Opening Day with a Snow Crazed Girlfriend

While I may not be a pro rider, what I lack in experience, I more than make up for in passion. …

The Endless Winter – Snowboarding the American West

As the plane was taking off from Reno-Tahoe airport at the end of May tears started streaming down my face. …

How to Pack Light for Skiing / Snowboarding

If we’ve met you know I travel ONLY with a carry on. I went on a spring skiing trip to Squaw Valley, …

Watching the X Games Live in Aspen

Last 12 months have been pretty incredible in terms of me falling in love with snowboarding at an “old age”. …

The Road to the ‘Boat (aka Steamboat Springs, CO)

Last I told ya about Telluride, which being in the Southwest corner of CO looks more like New Mexico or …