Squirrel Murphy is a broke ski bum living the ski bum lifestyle. One-day-at-a-time.
Now that Labor Day Weekend has come and gone, is summer over? And by extension has ski season begun? Is it that time of year to start thinking about new … Read More
In a world… where drought and warm storms ravage the landscape. At a time… when weather hype can destroy weekend plans and shatter lives. On mountains… where shredders despair and … Read More
The North Face Chugach Backpack might be the best side-country/slackcountry pack out there. It’s so good, in fact, I felt obligated to highlight the improvements TNF had made over last … Read More
When the conditions are sub par in Jackson, it’s good to know we have a solid aprés scene to fall back on. Between the Village Cafe, The Mangy Moose, and … Read More
Airbag packs are all the rage lately- and for good reason. The airbag system, which manually deploys an airbag around the users neck and head via a “pull cord” on … Read More
If you’re anything like me, you haven’t matured past the age of 13 and are always looking for a random reason to punch your friend in the shoulder. Problem is, … Read More
The Austrian Tirol Snow Card might very well be the greatest ski pass on earth. It makes any multi-resort pass in the US look like a dog and pony … Read More
Lindsey Vonn just won the GS opener in Sölden, which is awesome. So what’s her secret? Apparently it’s Nordic Walking, or to us lay-folk, walking with ski poles. This shameless … Read More
Disclaimer: “Backcountry Zones” is by no means any sort of guide book. Rather, it’s a broad, very broad sometimes, overview of areas in the Jackson Hole backcountry. Areas described in … Read More
Damn Skippy! I mean…, DAAAMMMNNN SKIPPY! I had not accounted for this in my 2011-12 budget… My boards are ready. I’ve got my season pass. I’ve got a place to … Read More
In the past, many non-endemic companies have sponsored ski films (think Jeep, Subaru) without actually having sponsored athletes in the films. This is somewhat understandable- non-endemic companies don’t necessarily make … Read More
Powder Cords or, powdah cods as you New England folks may know them as are, simply, the greatest ski invention of all time. They’re functional, they’re economical and they let … Read More
Are you sick and tired of people not knowing that you’re from Texas? Sure, your gapper gap, starter jacket and rear entry boots might get the point across, but to … Read More
Ski racers (yes, we’ll consider Jon Olsson a ski racer for the purpose of this post) have the reputation of being reserved, spandex-clad, and generally the antithesis of freeskiers/riders. Apparently, … Read More
There’s a lot of POVs on the market. In fact, here at unofficial we’ve covered most of them and even though we particularly like the GoPro, there are some advantages … Read More
