Tsakhkadzor, Armenia. 7 March, 2017. Tsakhkadzor is Armenia’s biggest and least impressive ski resort. With 4×2-person fixed-line lifts and one non-functional 4-seater, the resort cannot handle large crowds, but that’s okay, because there’s no reason why a lot of people would want to go there. The slopes range from so Continue Reading
A Tour to Remember
I turn sideways and push my edges into the ground as hard as I can, bringing a mountain’s worth of momentum to a full stop in a fraction of a second and filling the air with light, sparkling powder. The snow flakes slowly fall back to the ground like confetti Continue Reading
Adventure Travel Interview
This interview was given to me by Sanja, Nina, and Naomi as a project for their tourism class. They contacted me via couchsurfing and asked if I would answer some questions for them. It was a great way to reflect on my thirst for adventure, so I’m posting it here for the world to see, understand, Continue Reading
April Showers Bring May Powder
5:15 AM, Friday, April 29, 2016. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!!! “Oh shut the…….$@#&! Wake up!” I rifled through the blankets, struggling to find my phone in the dark to make that horrible noise go away. Having already hit the snooze button twice, I was running late. Lazily, Continue Reading
First Impressions from Gudauri
I stumbled across the border into Georgia without a clue what I was getting myself into or how to even get to Gudauri, the resort town in the Caucasus Mountains in northeast Georgia, where I was going to be a ski instructor for the winter. I’m not talking about Atlanta, Continue Reading