Pretty much every skier in North America knows that when the snow melts, and summer arrives it’s time to shift gears. The mountain bikes come out, the trail running shoes go on and we go about our summer. Yet, in the back of our minds we all know that somewhere down south… way down south, it’s winter, and winter means skiing. Some of us have a harder time than others shifting gears. Before last summer I had skied 32 months straight, until the Colorado drought put a stop to that. This summer I knew I would need something more than skiing dirty snow on St. Mary’s glacier. So a year ago, I booked a trip to Portillo, Chile, with my friend Marcus. What followed was an incredible, life-changing experience which I will never forget. Continue reading
Backcountry Skiing in Colorado 