Greg Dietl--Discovering UpSki

Greg Dietl began UpSkiing in the winter of 1997 and purchased an UpSki canopy that spring. Greg took along a Kodak digital camera often in the spring of 1998. Here are the pictures from those trips.

Inflating an UpSki

Phil Huff inflates by lifting the canopy skirt,
a technique which is used to clear potential tangles
following a ski descent. Late Spring, winds 25+, about 12,000 ft

Hiking to good snow, a picture of Greg in late 1997, on Loveland Pass.

Greg Dietl, Hiking with UpSki Pack

Helmets are becoming popular in the backcountry,
Revo goggles help in a world of white on white


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