Butter Cream, Gritz, Crystalline Micro-Pow… those are just a few of the names we gave the snow under our skis on Monday afternoon. We were sliding on one of our farming neighbor’s pastures, and the dust-on-crust conditions from last week had evolved into about one inch of icy, crystalline powder… Read the rest
It was ten years ago when we pedaled our gear-laden mountain bikes along Chile’s Lago General Carrera and caught our first glimpse of Chile’s wild and wonderful Rio Baker (Baker River) watershed. Never before had we experienced such a vast and ecologically diverse corner of the planet – and our… Read the rest
After a month of pedal-powered skiing adventure in a truly fascinating corner of the earth, we are all back home in Vermont again–safe and sound. To the wonderful country of Norway, the weather gods and the many new friends we made along the way: We cannot thank you enough for… Read the rest
(Time lapse photo of midnight sunset/sunrise – Courtesy Wikipedia)
ince our only real tent-bound day of the trip two Sundays ago on the beautiful and mountainous island of Kogen in northern Norway, we’ve lucked out with nearly 14 straight days and “nights” of mostly clear weather and excellent ski conditions.… Read the rest
(Photo: Arctic Alps – Courtesy Wikipedia)
We knew the weather and snowpack might be a touch on the wintry side during the first part of our month-long adventure in northern Norway, so when heavy snow and near-hurricane force winds (read: blizzard!) greeted us upon arrival to a mountainous peninsula way… Read the rest
After catching up on some much needed sleep on Saturday, we ate a very late breakfast before setting our sights for Tromso’s iconic local mountain–Tromsdaltinden–which is featured in the photo below. Looming large approx. 4,000 feet above this Arctic island town, Tromsdaltinden was impossible to resist. And at the crack… Read the rest
After dodging Iceland-born volcanic ash while crossing the Atlantic this morning, Emily, Forrest Twombly and I arrived to the higher latitudes of Arctic Norway in great spirits. Two hours spent rigging our ski-bikes for the weeks of adventure ahead were followed by a pleasant bike ride to a cozy b&b… Read the rest
Here’s one of the four bicycles (with some refinements remaining) that our crew will begin riding this coming Friday, April 23, at the airport in Tromso, Norway. With the support of the Consulate General of Norway, and on assignment for Wend Magazine, Adventure Cyclist, AdventureSkier.com and others, we are embarking… Read the rest
With less than a week to go before we set off to northern Norway, we’ve been busy readying the bikes, our packing system and our BOB ski trailers. The day was comfortably warm and clear here in the Green Mountains of Vermont, so we made the most of it with… Read the rest
(In the shed at home: Prepping the bikes and skis)… Read the rest
For about ten years, we’ve been dreaming of taking our bike-supported skiing adventures to another level. Day and weekend trips — especially those beginning and ending in front of the shed — continue to be great fun, but the idea
