Cody Feuz
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The Transition to Backcountry Skiing from Resort Skiing
My Backcountry Ski Story I don’t know if I’ll ever really become a full-fledged ski-mountaineer, or even an expert backcountry skier. However, I think I’m getting closer because: I am seriously contemplating switching to a Subaru for my vehicle My hair is getting almost long enough to put it in a pony-tail I pretty much …
AIARE Avalanche Level 1 – A Student’s Perspective
Table of Contents My Perspective Photos Video Important Avalanche Related Links GPS Data and Mapping My Perspective One of the most important things that a backcountry skier can do is to start, and continue formal Avalanche education and training. I have put this off too long, but this past weekend I finally had the opportunity …
Bull Trout Point TR
It has not been a good start to the winter here in the Boise area if your definition of “good” is lots of snow in the mountains. I have been up to Bogus Basin a few times, and the groomed runs are skiing OK. But don’t even think about getting off-trail and the stuff I …
Thanksgiving Weekend 2013
I’m thankful for many things in life, and high up on the list is my health and the wonderful outdoors. As I sit here writing this, I’m hearing reports of mild violence and frenzied shoppers during the beginning of the holiday shopping season. You will be hard pressed to find me doing any “Black Friday” …
Highlands Trail Review
A few months ago I published a post featuring a ride on Corrals and Bob’s trails. At the time, the easiest way to incorporate this ride into a loop was to start out in town, (Camelsback) and ride up Bogus Basin Road to the Corrals trail-head. Then do Corrals, Bob’s to the 8th street “bailout” …
Climbing Borah Peak
I suppose most people climb Borah Peak in Idaho’s Lost River Range because it is the state high point and one of the most popular climbs. For me, that was only a secondary goal. Those of you who are familiar with this website know of my passion for skiing and my pursuit of back-country ski …
Boise Foothills Big Loop 2013
A couple of times a year I like to really torture myself and a do a particularly grueling ride – for me anyway. Some of you do this kind of stuff all the time. One of those rides is a climb with a loop to high up on the Boise Ridge Road and the top …
Sage Fright at Eagle Bike Park
I’ve been wanting to get some good footage of one of the jump runs at the Eagle Bike Park for quite awhile now, but I knew it wasn’t going to come from me. I also have been looking into getting photography/video equipment in addition to the GoPro that I’ve been using. Well, it all came …
Middle Teton via Southwest Couloir Route
This year for my 55th birthday I knew that I wanted to do a climb somewhere, and there was a group headed up to Borah on the Saturday after my birthday. But then my co-worker, Daniel Watrous approached me with an invite to join him, his dad and his dad’s good friend to do a …
Lost River Range – Merriam Lake Hike
Although the title is technically correct, this little trip report is more about a fun little weekend trek through Idaho than “just a hike” into a beautiful high mountain lake. The primary destination of this little trip was Merriam Lake, and my thinly veiled purpose was to scout out ski mountaineering adventures. But as is …
Riding the Willow Creek Trail at Avimor
I’m beginning to really like this Avimor area for mountain biking. After my maiden voyage looking for the lost GoPro, (which was found by the way), I began to plan out alternate rides. One of the first ones that I decided to try was what I call the “Willow Creek Up and Back”. This is …
Mountain Biking Avimor Sheep Rock Loop
The wind is howling, the valley views are becoming obscured with dust, it’s been a hot day, but I’m at the top of a great ride on the Avimor trails! This is my first ride up here on these trails and unfortunately it took drastic measures to persuade me to be here. My good friend …
Skiing Lost River Peak Super Gully
Sometimes it pays to be cautious and sometimes it pays to take risks. This past weekend I was rewarded for both, which might seem like an oxymoron. Let me explain my logic. The payoff for caution was that by delaying the planned climb from Saturday to Sunday due to weather conditions we gained an almost …
CBH Ride – The “old dog” Learns a New Trick
I’m a purist when it comes to fishing and mountain biking. The ONLY kind of fishing is fly-fishing. No bait, no spinners no “fishing poles”, only pure fly rods and dry (or wet flies). I definitely related to “A River Runs Through It”! Same thing on mountain biking. I avoid pavement at all costs, almost …
The Journey
A few weeks ago I was in a meeting at work that was focused on career development. One of the speakers made a comment that really got me thinking. To paraphrase his statement it went something like this; The most important thing that you can be doing is setting and meeting objectives. If you aren’t …
