A good friend of my brother’s, Peter Gregg, made an impromptu visit to Innsbruck after seeing some of my posts from this winter. While he was in London, he quit his job, shipped his ski gear from Santa Cruz, and came for a taste of skiing in Tirol. [...]
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The incredible ski conditions for the 2012-13 ski season simply will not stop. Kerstin and I were joined by Dave McCahill for a tour around Jochgrubenkopf and through Kleegrubenscharte. Located in Schmirntal, Tirol, Austria, this one has been on my list for awhile because A) I love loops and B) [...]
My buddy, Dave McCahill, and I had all but given up on winter. February delivered what was the best three week period of skiing either of us had had in our entire lives. Given my 42 years, compared to his 26, it says more coming from me, but I digress. [...]
Like Serles, I have stared into the north chutes of Nockspitze for nearly three years. Conditions in February 2013 were such that I was all of a sudden able to ski it 3 times in 3 different ways in one week. In that time, I realized that there was much [...]
I spent a lot of time deciding between the new Panasonic GH3 and the Canon 5D MarkIII. In the end, my decision was based upon actually using each camera for 1 day each. I was immediately sold on the video quality, size, and weight of the GH3. However, after my [...]
February 2013 delivered a magical combination of deep powder and stable snowpack conditions. After nearly three years of staring at this obvious line off of the east shoulder of Serles, the High Altar of Tirol, I was not only able to ski it, but ski it in epic conditions. My [...]
Powder skiing for two weeks with a high level of caution for avalanche danger has completely transitioned to a firmer, safer snowpack. It is always a tradeoff. My friend John Stanec, just arrived from the Bay Area for two weeks of skiing. In a moment of weakness I almost decided [...]
I should probably start each of my posts about the GH3 by stating that I love the camera. The weight, size, and video quality are unparalleled. OK, with that out of the way, lets get to the problems, shortcomings, and solutions. I have addressed the issues with the Ex. Tele [...]
(Note: Unless you are on a mobile device, set resolution to HD or FHD.) I ended the best week of skiing of my life by skiing powder under a blue-bird sky with my wife, Kerstin, and a new found friend, Dave McCahill. Two day before, I met Dave at the [...]
Castin’s week of vacation started off right with some descent snow storms. We enjoyed the goods at Kuhtai today with our friend Benni Bickel.
