http://blog.firstascent.com THE FIRST ASCENT BLOG Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:11:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/18/photos-will-wissmans-selects-from-haines-ak/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/18/photos-will-wissmans-selects-from-haines-ak/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:25:51 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=6998 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/18/photos-will-wissmans-selects-from-haines-ak/feed/ 1 Photos by Will Wissman http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/02/09/the-first-ascent-ski-team-checks-in-with-a-midseason-report/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/02/09/the-first-ascent-ski-team-checks-in-with-a-midseason-report/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:02:27 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=4142 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/02/09/the-first-ascent-ski-team-checks-in-with-a-midseason-report/feed/ 0 Last year, First Ascent ski guides Reggie and Zach Crist, along with Lel Tone, Tom Wayes, Lynsey Dyer, Kent McBride, Erik Leidecker and Lexi duPont covered lots of ground and shredded tons of powder from Tahoe to Alaska. This season, there’s more adventure ahead. Reintroduce yourself to the team and see some great shots in [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/26/stoke-o-meter-extremely-high-as-first-ascent-ski-guides-wrap-up-season/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/26/stoke-o-meter-extremely-high-as-first-ascent-ski-guides-wrap-up-season/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 17:09:15 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2855 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/26/stoke-o-meter-extremely-high-as-first-ascent-ski-guides-wrap-up-season/feed/ 1 It was quite a year for First Ascent ski guides Reggie and Zach Crist, Lel Tone, Tom Wayes, Erik Leidecker and Kent McBride, as they set out to design the 2010 ski collection. They packed up the First Ascent Airstream back in December in Sun Valley, Idaho and made their way through California, Colorado, Utah, [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/02/first-ascent-guide-tom-wayes-gets-his-ultimate-day-in-haines-ak/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/02/first-ascent-guide-tom-wayes-gets-his-ultimate-day-in-haines-ak/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 15:00:28 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2517 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/02/first-ascent-guide-tom-wayes-gets-his-ultimate-day-in-haines-ak/feed/ 2 By Tom Wayes: Throughout my guiding career, I have been on a quest for the ultimate day – whether it’s with friends on a personal trip or with clients. As a guide, you are trying to balance taking people where you want to go and where they should go. On April 9 and 10, I [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/27/first-ascent-hits-tahoe-backcountry/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/27/first-ascent-hits-tahoe-backcountry/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:37:27 +0000 Michael http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2005 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/27/first-ascent-hits-tahoe-backcountry/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/23/tahoe-powder-playground-for-first-ascent-ski-guides/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/23/tahoe-powder-playground-for-first-ascent-ski-guides/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:47:03 +0000 Reggie Crist http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1987 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/23/tahoe-powder-playground-for-first-ascent-ski-guides/feed/ 0 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,” [...]