One of these ski movies is not like the others

October 12th, 2009

So, as I’ve written about before, each fall ushers a wave of graphic ski-porn into peaceful little Bozeman, Montana. This year I attended the premiers of the Big Two: Teton Gravity Research (Re:Session) and Matchstick Productions (In Deep). They did not disappoint! Both shows were the rowdy, booze-fueled, adrenaline inducing stoke-fests I’ve come to know [...]

Oronaut is 1 year and 100 posts old!

June 20th, 2009

I would just like to take a moment reflect that Oronaut is over a year old now! And this is my 101st post. Keeping up the Oronaut blog has been an interesting and valuable learning experience for me as a content publisher, web designer, and outdoor enthusiast. :)
In this past year I’ve been up North [...]

Alaska 09: The Drive Up

June 1st, 2009

Almost exactly a year after my first trip up the Alaskan Highway I was once again on the Alaskan Highway. Masochism? Self-hate? What were my motivations to make this ghastly-long drive basically twice in the same year? The big one this time was the wedding of two good friends from college. The Alaska-Bozeman connection was [...]

Making Skis with Seneca Boards

May 2nd, 2009

A couple of months ago I was able to spend an evening with Bozeman based Seneca Boards to watch them press a pair of skis. I’m a big fan of DIY stuff and have long played with the idea of making my own boards, so I was excited to get a first hand look at [...]