I recently took a trip to Southern Utah to ski terrain that hasn’t seen this much snow in upwards of 30 years. A giant amphitheater of towering red rocks above 10,000 ft., the conditions provided a great adventure through untouched lands.
The canyon looked like one giant terrain trap with one-hundred-foot cliffs at the top of [...]
First Ascent ski guides, Reggie and Zach Crist, design and test gear from head to foot working with both Eddie Bauer and Northwest ski company K2. This past week, they spent a few days skiing powder in Monarch, Colorado to capture photography in support of the 2011 K2 ski line.
We are excited to welcome competitive extreme skier, and movie and television skier, Lynsey Dyer, to our Eddie Bauer/First Ascent family! We’d also like to congratulate her on her recognition as Best Female Skier at the 2010 Powder Video Awards hosted by Powder magazine. The event brought top athletes, filmmakers and enthusiasts to Aspen, Colorado [...]
When coastal storms hit the Sierras, it’s time to go “billy goating” for powder, skiing all the steep granite faces that usually don’t hold snow. This past week Tahoe was hit with an epic 6-day storm unloading 5-plus feet of fresh snow. I started the week storm skiing on KT-22 and checking out how some [...]
Heavy snow continues to fall in the Lake Tahoe region. As predicted, there has been over 4 feet in the past 4 days and more snow is forecasted. First Ascent guide and local Tahoe patroller Lel Tone has been busy at work throwing bombs and trying to keep the resort open. “It’s been a battle,” [...]
Eddie Bauer/First Ascent’s partnership with ski champions Reggie and Zach Crist extends well beyond product development. Recognizing the importance of fostering up-and-coming skiers through continued education and skill-building programs, we’ve developed the First Ascent Junior Guide Team. Led by our senior guide team, the junior guides will fine-tune their skills and test our gear throughout [...]
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