Skiing

As a ski instructor for 20 years, one of my favorite things to do is explain something in a way that helps a person grasp a new concept, improve their skiing, and have more fun. A natural next step is to share these ideas via the written word. I leave out all the technical jargon and explain skiing in simple, straightforward English with a dash of humor. Skiing is fun, right? Reading about it should be, too.

Ski Technique

Featured
Stop telling me to face downhill
Stop telling me to face downhill

Carve Magazine, February 2017

Cover
Cover

Carve, February 2017

Cover
Cover

Carve, December 2017

The First Turn: Get Your Run Off to a Strong Start
The First Turn: Get Your Run Off to a Strong Start

Carve, December 2017

Hop To It: Jump Turn Technique
Hop To It: Jump Turn Technique

Outside Bozeman, Winter 2016-17

Getting Better This Year
Getting Better This Year

Carve, December 2016

Inside Ski vs. Outside Ski
Inside Ski vs. Outside Ski

Carve, February 2016

Steep Skiing Techniques: The Slarve, Schmear, Drifter Turn
Steep Skiing Techniques: The Slarve, Schmear, Drifter Turn

Carve, January 2016

Miss Mountain Manners: Illuminating Your Ski Etiquette Questions
Miss Mountain Manners: Illuminating Your Ski Etiquette Questions

Carve, December 2015

Practice Makes Perfect: Downhill Skills for the Backcountry
Practice Makes Perfect: Downhill Skills for the Backcountry

Outside Bozeman, Winter 2015-16

Break on Through: Busting Your Intermediate Rut
Break on Through: Busting Your Intermediate Rut

Carve, February 2015

How to Ski Efficiently
How to Ski Efficiently

Carve, January 2015

All the Right Moves: Four Fundamental Principles that Define Good Skiing
All the Right Moves: Four Fundamental Principles that Define Good Skiing

Carve, March 2014

Moguls Made Easy
Moguls Made Easy

Carve, February 2014

Busting Common Skiing Myths
Busting Common Skiing Myths

Outside Bozeman, Winter 2014-15

Hully Gully: The Grownup's Guide
Hully Gully: The Grownup's Guide

Outside Bozeman Online, February 2015

Assembling the Ultimate Ski Quiver
Assembling the Ultimate Ski Quiver

Carve, February 2014

Ready for the Ridge?
Ready for the Ridge?

Carve, February 2013

Sprucing up your Parallel Turns
Sprucing up your Parallel Turns

Carve, December 2013

Powder vs. Groomer
Powder vs. Groomer

Carve, January 2013

Ski Travel

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You didn’t hear it from me: Montana
You didn’t hear it from me: Montana

FREESKIER Magazine, Dec. 2019

EARTH Magazine
EARTH Magazine

Cover, April 2015

Skiing into the Heart of an Andean Volcano
Skiing into the Heart of an Andean Volcano

EARTH Magazine, April 2015

The Birth of Iceland's Ski Touring Culture
The Birth of Iceland's Ski Touring Culture

Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal, Early Winter 2019

The Birth of Iceland's Ski Touring Culture
The Birth of Iceland's Ski Touring Culture

Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal, Early Winter 2019

Skiing in Iceland after its warmest year on record
Skiing in Iceland after its warmest year on record

Yale Climate Connections, 2017

Skiing in Yellowstone: Top Notch Peak
Skiing in Yellowstone: Top Notch Peak

Backcountry Magazine, June 3, 2015

The Great One: Montana's Summertime Chill Zone
The Great One: Montana's Summertime Chill Zone

Backcountry Magazine, July 25, 2014

Passing Through: Bozeman
Passing Through: Bozeman

Powder Magazine, October 8, 2015

Chasing Volcanoes: Kick Starting Ski Season in the Far South
Chasing Volcanoes: Kick Starting Ski Season in the Far South

Carve, March 2014

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