Powder Day! – October 29, 2009
What a difference two weeks makes. We did things much smarter this time. A storm rolled in Tuesday and lasted all night, leaving us with about 6″ of snow here on campus in Bozeman and an unknown amount in the mountains. Everything looked white though. We left campus around 7:30 and were hiking at 8:00. [...]
Day 1 at Bridger Bowl
My alarm rang at 7:36 this morning. I dragged myself out of bed, angry and confused at why I was awake so early. And then I remembered…I was going skiing! Adam and I loaded the car, the smell of the fresh wax on the skis lingering in the air. I settled in to the driver’s [...]
Chimney Sweep
I filmed and edited this movie together after the Backcountry Agenda 2008 Tuckerman’s Ravine weekend. Chimney Sweep from David Howland on Vimeo.
Bridger Ridge Hike
Facing a rather desolate and gloomy week (Lab on Wednesday, classes until 9pm on Thursday with a bonus Economics midterm thrown in for fun) I decided to blow off studying and packing and go for a hike. My goal was 8914′ Baldy Mountain, the first mountain visible along the Bridger Range from Bozeman. The trail [...]
Motion Panoramas
This is a new technique that I’ve been working on and I’m pretty excited about. I’ve always loved shots, both on TV and in still pictures, that depicted multiples images of an object in motion. I’ve been working with Photoshop recently to create my own images with this technique. I’ve only got one so far. [...]
Continued Snow
This early fall snow is clearly a trend. The forecast is calling for snow through the rest of the week. The overnight snow forecast for Bozeman was 2-4 inches, with another 1-2 inches during the day. We’ve already surpassed that on campus. The picnic tables are showing probably 8 inches of snow and it’s still [...]
First Snow! – September 30, 2009
I woke up this morning to pounding snow outside. Sure, it was 37 degrees and the snow was melting right off the roads, but it was still snowing! And it has been, in various intensities and qualities, all day. Even a fainting spell after a knee-tap didn’t blunt my pure joy at seeing flakes fall. [...]
To The Tip Top House
I’d like to post the first piece of writing that I’ve done about the outdoors. This was written in the fall of 2008 and a college essay, and it turned into a piece that I really liked. This is the kind of writing that I’d like to be able to produce: writing which conveys the [...]
A Powder Week at Bolton Valley – Day 1
This trip turned up completely by surprise when my friend Matt called me Monday morning to say that his friend had gotten sick and that he had an extra spot open in his car. His plan was to drive up to Williston, VT and spend the night at the Holiday Inn. Overnight guests supposedly got [...]
