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Adventure at Rosie's Roost
Alaska Backcountry
June 5, 2000
During their first hut-skiing trip to Alaska, a small low-pressure system moved in. Thinking on a lower-48 scale, ignorance bred enthusiasm. Little did they know they would be storm-bound for three days, sipping cocktails and periodically digging out the hut just to maintain the entryway.
Barrage in Crested Butte
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
March 7, 2000
When the US Extreme Freeskiing Championships in Crested Butte were cancelled in March due to lack of snow, we decided to go anyway. We thought they could use some consoling, but who would have guessed we'd find 60 inches in eight days, and no lift lines?
Triple Threat Diva
Stevens Pass, Washington
February 10, 2000
Eva Gonzalez is the only woman within the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) organization, which is the governing body of snowsports' instructors in the United States, to become a Certified Level III instructor in alpine skiing, telemark skiing and snowboarding. It's like having three black belts.
The Running of the Boards
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
February 21, 2000
There's a latté buzz in the air as people wait to see if the tram will be running. It has snowed a foot a day for six days and locals want out the gates and into the deeps. But outside it sounds like a war zone with head turning explosions every few minutes from the bombs. It makes the hair on the back of our neck stand up because we know they're bombing for only one reason: a huge quantity of snow...
Mammoth Madness
Ecstasy in the Eastern Sierra
January 31, 2000
Everything about this mountain is big. Put it in the same category with other big mountain favorites like Jackson, Whistler/Blackcomb, Little Cottonwood, Squaw... With 3,100 feet of leg-burning vert, and an elevation of 11,000 feet, this place is no joke....
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