Foothill Freak's Backcountry Skiing Blog

“I skied over a cactus today.” – John “If you want to catch the donkeys, we must go now.” – Guess Who! “Oh my gosh!” – Christine “Who is the Gosh you speak of?” – Bjørn “When I lead the children I like to be far ahead so I can’t hear the crying…” – Bruno [...]

Our Ski Tour in Morocco took us to 3 different major drainages, each featuring it’s own hut. Part 2 is about our first trek and our stay at the Lipiney refuge, also known as the Tazaghart hut, next to the Tazaghart Plateau. Our skis waiting for the donkey train. This is the end of the [...]

Here it is, the Morocco Report. Part 1 is about our stay in Marraketch, four days of intense shopping, cooking classes, eating, and looking for the perfect postcard before the ski tour. The ancient Medina of Marraketch is an amazing place: vibrant, dirty, in-your-face, and it serves up the best fresh squeezed orange juice on [...]

(Morocco pictures coming soon, i promise!) Going up the South face of Little Superior yesterday morning, I decided that the skinning (even with ski crampons) was getting a bit dicey. After a couple short slips, I decided to make the switch to booting. I told the Powder Princess my decision, but she pushed on, calling [...]