Ryan Stuart, explore's gear editor
Ryan Stuart's tell all blog spot on his gear addiction and life and times as explore magazine's gear editor
December 2008 archive
Hawaii bound
- Posted on December 20, 2008 at 7:20 PM
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Mount Washington, my local ski hill, is hurting. A warm November and early December has turned into a freezing and dry mid-December. There's half the usual amount of snow on the ground. One lift is running as of today, the mountain's belated opening day. Normally this kind of snow-draught delay ...
Get on the team
I've always wanted to be a pro-athlete. When I was a kid I bet my sister I would compete in the Olympics before I turned 35. I'm not sure why we decided to add an age limit - like I was suddenly going to qualify at 55 and then she'd ...
Peak to Peak
- Posted on December 16, 2008 at 11:49 AM
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On our list as one of the 25 coolest things to do this winter (see Winter 08 issue of explore) was ride the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. It's the newest ride/lift at Whistler-Blackcomb linking the two mountains from treeline, instead of just at the base. The gondola broke a ton ...
South Pole bound
Ray Zahab is on his way to the South Pole. They landed on the continent last week and are now well on their way from Hercules Inlet to the end of the earth. I've been getting daily email and voice blogs from them. To track them on the web click ...
My wish list: from the man who really does have everything
- Posted on December 12, 2008 at 4:18 PM
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"He's a tough person to buy for." We've all heard it before and I don't buy it. The only person who can really say that is someone buying for a gear editor. Whatever I want, I can pretty much try. And a lot of it I can keep. Plus, I've ...
Snowshoe advice
- Posted on December 7, 2008 at 3:53 PM
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The other day Jeff Cowder sent me a message from my blog profile: “Hi Ryan, Can you recommend a good all-purpose snowshoe? I've never shoeshoed before, but I want to get into it this winter. Realistically, I won't be doing any hardcore backcountry treks, more likely slogging around Muskoka area ...
Backcountry bound
I keep hearing how skiing is making a comeback. For a long time snowboarding's cooler image was stealing would be skiers, but slowly over the last 10 years skiing has won back a share of snow riders, at least according to statistics. I was skeptical, but just the other day ...