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Tag Archives: backcountry skiing
Bountiful Peak paired with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
When winter-closed roads melt out and open, and the snow starts to disappear under the warm May sun, there is a short window to farm corn on those mountains that can only be skied in the spring. So it was … Continue reading
Mount Mellenthin paired with Uinta Wyld
Mount Mellenthin is the second highest peak in Utah’s second highest range – the La Sal Mountains. It was also the second peak we intended to climb on our second trip to the La Sals that season, so it made … Continue reading
Posted in Utah Brews, Utah Summits
Tagged backcountry skiing, beer, La Sal Mountains, Moab, Mount Mellenthin, summits, Uinta Brewing, Utah, Wyld
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Great White Whale paired with New Belgium Ranger IPA
Long live IPA in cans. The style is easily my favorite to consume, and by having it available in cans, it’s all the more easy to transport in a pack when climbing to the top of lofty mountain summits. The … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry skiing, beer, Great White Whale, New Belgium, Ranger IPA, summits, Tushar Mountains, Utah
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Mount Tukuhnikivatz paired with Wasatch Ghost Rider White IPA
When one travels to Moab, especially if that someone is a skier, the La Sal Mountains dominate as they float above the red rock desert. Among those lofty peaks, Mount Tukuhnikivatz (or Mount Tuk for short) is the most visible … Continue reading
Posted in Utah Brews, Utah Summits
Tagged backcountry skiing, beer, Ghost Rider White IPA, La Sal Mountains, Moab, Mount Tukuhnikivatz, summits, Utah, Wasatch Brewery
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Shelly Baldy Peak paired with New Belgium Shift
Drinking beer atop mountains is easy in the winter. You can put climbing skins on skis and simply walk to the top. The bonus is that you get to ski down when you’re done. The minus, is that mountaintops are … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry skiing, beer, New Belgium, Shelly Baldy Peak, Shift, Shift Pale Lager, summits, Tushar Mountains, Utah
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Sharp Mountain paired with Wasatch Alta 75th Anniversary Ale
Our search for new and/or random peaks to summit and consume hops and grain in liquid form recently brought us to the “other” mountain range of the Salt Lake Valley – the Oquirrh Mountains. After years of looking at these … Continue reading
Wolf Creek Peak paired with Wasatch Kolob Kolsch
Backcountry skiing is one of the best ways to bag a peak and drink a beer while hanging out on top – it’s fast, efficient, and when you’re done, you get to ski down! A recent trip to search out … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry skiing, beer, summits, Uinta Mountains, Utah, Wasatch Kolob Kolsch, Wolf Creek Peak
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Cordón de los Hermanos, Patagonia paired with Berlina IPA
Our trip to Patagonia had been full of amazing ski mountaineering and beer drinking so far, but not much in the way of craft beer had yet been consumed. So after a trip to Los Baguales for some cat skiing, … Continue reading