Steve Romeo, skier and blogger of Tetonat.com, posed a question about skis vs. snowboard – which is a better mountain descent tool here. There are many excellent comments, so check out the link above for those! Following are my responses from that discussion. Randosteve: I think it might be a little easier for snowboarders [...]
SKIS vs. SNOWBOARD FOR MOUNTAINEERING DESCENTS
June 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Gear Reviews, Snowboarding, climbing tips
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Aguille du Midi / Gervasutti / Chamonix Videos and Story
June 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Entertainment, Snowboarding, Videos, Writing
I did not snowboard the north face of the Aiguille du Midi while I lived in Chamonix in 1990, although I wanted to. I did make some turns along the north side of the ridge traversing to the glacier on my way to ride the Gervasutti Couloir on Mont Blanc du Tacul. The “Gervasutti,” as [...]
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