UpSki - Wind Mountaineering

UpSki... Wind Mountaineering

UpSki / PO Box 1269 / Frisco, CO 80443 / 970.485.0245 ripping@upski.com

Jon Harrington and UpSki Canopy 009 built Feb 10, 1986
Photo taken April 10th, 2006 by Phil Huff Click for a large view

There was a story recently in the local paper that tells some of the history of UpSki and included the fine photo of Jon Harrington. It is here in The Summit Daily.
Elisabet, Mattias and Greg on Loveland Pass
Jon Harrington on the White Wave
Rapid Ascent, April 16, 2004
Peak 9 UpSki, April 1, 2004
White Wave Slide Show (2003)
Extreme UpSkiing (oldish)
Up Boarding? (old)
Independence Pass with UpSki (the oldest)
UpSki -The Equipment & Founders (old)
UpSki - Jon Harrington (13 years ago!)
UpSki - Links to Wind & Snow Sports (old)
UpSki - What Makes it an UpSki? (old)
Greg Dietl--Discovering UpSki (old)
Jon takes a ride (Avalanche Safety) (so old)

JUNE '07 UpSki News

Read April 07 UpSki News

Looking Back on UpSki Winter 2007 Strap on an UpSki and zoom up into the high mountain views around 13,000 feet and you can get an idea of why we do it year after year. I took the camera along on a few outings with Dave Weissman, Jon Harrington and Bud Robinson this spring so a few slideshows from Google's picasaweb dot the website these days. One highlight with Bud was the Montezuma Bowl at A Basin, see slideshow above and read more about it at the link for the April Issue. We had some good fun this year!

John and Sara Stanford will be up to Colorado in July this year and we will discuss the time table for manufacturing new UpSki's to fill orders and implement a few little improvements we have been kicking around. We will only fill orders for Winter 2008 if they are in by July 15th 2007. .

Co-inventor John Stanford stays active building products (he builds and repairs UpSki canopies) for his company VertexPhoto.com. The latest from John is that he is charging ahead after his recent hip replacement and is preparing to create some fine art canvas photography. Select your favorite UpSki or John Stanford photograph for that 24 x 42 inch wall art and he will print it up for you!. John sent some pictures of Steve Shapson to a book publisher who wanted to include a story about the early days of Kite Skiing / UpSki in the US

John White of www.MountainGuides.co.uk sent us a picture of UpSkiing in Northern England and Scotland. He operates a well known guide school in the Lake Districts and we first met when I picked him up as he was hiking the road up Loveland Pass with alpine touring equipment on his shoulder, 20 years ago! John has been UpSkiing, winters permitting, every year since and offers the UpSki experience as part of his Winter Mountaineering School. He said this about snow kiting in his environment: "We've tried kiting but it's crap for our unpredictable winds and steep terrain, so Upski is still the business for our terrain". This has been our experience as well, and we have used kites on snow since the late 80's, UpSki gear is the best way to ascend steep alpine terrain.

A year ago, on May 27th, UpSkiers Mike Cutherbertson, Kristie and Phil Huff, and new guy (but old patrol buddy) Dan Moroz, 33 years on the Copper Mountain Ski Patrol, had a good day near Independence Pass on Blue Peak. The day was expected to be windy and no other than famous backcountry mountaineer Lou Dawson reported strong winds at the 13,777 foot summit. Lou was skiing out as we were gearing up and he also reported that there was little corn due to the cooler than normal temperatures and high winds. UpSkiers have been skiing from Independence Pass since the mid-1980's, here is a story posted on the first UpSki Website in the mid 1990's.

Jon Harrington and Greg Dietl have been UpSkiing for the camera and as a result there are a bunch of new photos including that amazing shot of Jon just ripping to the top of the Colorado Rockies world. New Slideshow with Greg on Loveland Pass and with Jon Harrington on the White Wave

Recent UpSki News at "Fall 06 UpSki News" . Links to are: January '07, Fall '06, April '06, January '06 and Fall '05.

A tribute to Morten Svatun and links to Norway's UpSki and Skiseil websites are located here. Chiharu Fujii and Dan Graybill's of Fort Lewis College in Durango, their first UpSki story is here.

...Phil Huff

UpSki in the Lake Districts of Englands

Photographed by John Stanford, UpSkier Phil Huff,
March 2006, click for larger Image

UpSki Home / UpSki email / Extreme UpSki / Up Boarding
Sample Adventures with UpSki / The Equipment
Jon Harrington / Media Descriptions of UpSki
Greg Dietl / Links of Interest / A story about Avalanche Safety

UpSki... Wind Mountaineering UpSki / PO Box 1269 / Frisco, CO 80443 / 970.485.0245 ripping@upski.com

		Jon Harrington and UpSki Canopy 009 built Feb 10, 1986 Photo taken April 10th, 2006 by Phil Huff Click for a large view
	There was a story recently in the local paper that tells some of the history of UpSki and included the fine photo of Jon Harrington. It is here in The Summit Daily. Elisabet, Mattias and Greg on Loveland Pass Jon Harrington on the White Wave Rapid Ascent, April 16, 2004 Peak 9 UpSki, April 1, 2004 White Wave Slide Show (2003) Extreme UpSkiing (oldish) Up Boarding? (old) Independence Pass with UpSki (the oldest) UpSki -The Equipment & Founders (old) UpSki - Jon Harrington (13 years ago!) UpSki - Links to Wind & Snow Sports (old) UpSki - What Makes it an UpSki? (old) Greg Dietl--Discovering UpSki (old) Jon takes a ride (Avalanche Safety) (so old)
		JUNE '07 UpSki News Read April 07 UpSki News Looking Back on UpSki Winter 2007 Strap on an UpSki and zoom up into the high mountain views around 13,000 feet and you can get an idea of why we do it year after year. I took the camera along on a few outings with Dave Weissman, Jon Harrington and Bud Robinson this spring so a few slideshows from Google's picasaweb dot the website these days. One highlight with Bud was the Montezuma Bowl at A Basin, see slideshow above and read more about it at the link for the April Issue. We had some good fun this year! John and Sara Stanford will be up to Colorado in July this year and we will discuss the time table for manufacturing new UpSki's to fill orders and implement a few little improvements we have been kicking around. We will only fill orders for Winter 2008 if they are in by July 15th 2007. . Co-inventor John Stanford stays active building products (he builds and repairs UpSki canopies) for his company VertexPhoto.com. The latest from John is that he is charging ahead after his recent hip replacement and is preparing to create some fine art canvas photography. Select your favorite UpSki or John Stanford photograph for that 24 x 42 inch wall art and he will print it up for you!. John sent some pictures of Steve Shapson to a book publisher who wanted to include a story about the early days of Kite Skiing / UpSki in the US John White of www.MountainGuides.co.uk sent us a picture of UpSkiing in Northern England and Scotland. He operates a well known guide school in the Lake Districts and we first met when I picked him up as he was hiking the road up Loveland Pass with alpine touring equipment on his shoulder, 20 years ago! John has been UpSkiing, winters permitting, every year since and offers the UpSki experience as part of his Winter Mountaineering School. He said this about snow kiting in his environment: "We've tried kiting but it's crap for our unpredictable winds and steep terrain, so Upski is still the business for our terrain". This has been our experience as well, and we have used kites on snow since the late 80's, UpSki gear is the best way to ascend steep alpine terrain. A year ago, on May 27th, UpSkiers Mike Cutherbertson, Kristie and Phil Huff, and new guy (but old patrol buddy) Dan Moroz, 33 years on the Copper Mountain Ski Patrol, had a good day near Independence Pass on Blue Peak. The day was expected to be windy and no other than famous backcountry mountaineer Lou Dawson reported strong winds at the 13,777 foot summit. Lou was skiing out as we were gearing up and he also reported that there was little corn due to the cooler than normal temperatures and high winds. UpSkiers have been skiing from Independence Pass since the mid-1980's, here is a story posted on the first UpSki Website in the mid 1990's. Jon Harrington and Greg Dietl have been UpSkiing for the camera and as a result there are a bunch of new photos including that amazing shot of Jon just ripping to the top of the Colorado Rockies world. New Slideshow with Greg on Loveland Pass and with Jon Harrington on the White Wave Recent UpSki News at "Fall 06 UpSki News" . Links to are: January '07, Fall '06, April '06, January '06 and Fall '05. A tribute to Morten Svatun and links to Norway's UpSki and Skiseil websites are located here. Chiharu Fujii and Dan Graybill's of Fort Lewis College in Durango, their first UpSki story is here. ...Phil Huff

	UpSki in the Lake Districts of Englands Photographed by John Stanford, UpSkier Phil Huff, March 2006, click for larger Image
	UpSki Home / UpSki email / Extreme UpSki / Up Boarding Sample Adventures with UpSki / The Equipment Jon Harrington / Media Descriptions of UpSki Greg Dietl / Links of Interest / A story about Avalanche Safety