Author with Elk Sheds at Sunset
As March came to a close, one of my favorite past times came into full swing – shed hunting! This was the year of the deer antler. Between my dad and I, we found fifteen…
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Myself on the Hollywood Headwall
Last Friday, five of us met at the Daily Bread parking lot at 5:30 AM for dawn patrol. Kyle had made it up to Frazier Basin on Wednesday, they found stable conditions and the skiing excellent. …
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Jeff Christenson drops into the Alpental backcountry
It’s the end of December in the Northwest and it’s been 6 weeks since we have released a skiing blog. It’s not because we aren’t getting out and it’s not because we’re slacking. There…
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Jonny Wood takes his first steps. Photo by Ryan Krueger.
The first cold front of the season parked itself directly over Bozeman for 12 hours on the last day of September. Less than an inch of snow accumulated on the cars…
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Steven Drake hopes to fill his crew cab on opening weekend of Antelope season.
After three weeks of countless spot and stalks on Montana speed goats my patience and motivation was wearing thin. It was my last evening of hunting before…
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Sweetgrass founder Nick Waggoner pauses before lining up the last shot of the day.
January 8, 2009; After cramming 180lbs of ski gear, cameras, and junk into my packs, I jumped a flight out of LAX to spend the next three…
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James Binkley picking his way through the burn. Western Bridgers.
With spring well on its way and the warm weather turning the landscape from white to green, it seems like a good time to look back on the season. We are…
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James Binkley skiing between trees on the west side of Bridger Bowl. This terrain received its first opening this season under the open gate backcountry access. As of January you couldn't tell anyone had ventured down this side.
The Saddle Peak…
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Prototypes in Process. Photo by Mark Seacat
You could say that many of us here at “The Ranch” are obsessed with skiing. Bozeman has roughly 4-5 months of stoke season and 7 of pure bliss. Before the snow really began to…
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Fire and Corn
Author, Steven Drake, arcing big GS turns down the Gardner Headwall
“We are having way more fun than they are,” said Jake. He wasn’t kidding!
On the 4th of July weekend, I found myself perusing through Yellowstone Park en-route to my family’s…
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