-John S.
Kids/Family Ambassador
Want your kids to have a blast in the snow? Throw away your destination-based, epic plans and let them drive. (Well, not literally. Most kids aren’t really qualified to drive in the snow.)
This is especially important early in the season when the snow isn’t exactly the perfect powder you’ve been dreaming of all summer. … Read More
“It makes me happy to be out there in support of finding a cure for cancer and in memory of my grandmother and several friends who have died from or been affected by cancer.”
Danelle (left) with our Events Coordinator Stephanie (right)
Out of the numerous events I attend each year, one of my favorites is … Read More
-John S.
Kids/Family Category
I’ve got three kids who have this annoying habit of growing. That means what worked last year in the snow is not likely to work this year in the snow. Every Fall we get down the winter gear boxes, find the winter boots, and have a little fashion show while the judge (Mrs. … Read More
Right. I got new Tubbs snowshoes in June for being selected as one of their Ambassadors and then the Seattle area weather gets good? Is that fair? I think not. And that’s why we once again give thanks for the great Mt. Rainier.
Sunrise welcomed us with blue skies and freakishly warm weather. Ok, kids. Lose the … Read More
I’ve been really, really lucky in the mountains.
During the day, I help people understand their exposure to risk and find ways to address it. You’d figure I’d be extremely adverse to risk in my private life. It turns out, I need some risk to maintain a healthy balance. … Read More
My kids inspired me to start snowshoeing. I figured out early-on, that if I wanted to get out and do the things I love to do with two small children, I needed to take them with me on adventures. When my kids turned 4 & 5, hiking naturally progressed to snowshoeing … Read More
Hi. I’m Lorraine Clayton, widowed single parent of two adult children with one in college and one on her own. I’ve put my life on hold to raise my children for the past 15 years, as any parent in my situation would have done. I am tired of being … Read More
Who inspires me to drag the family outside in the winter? Why, Mother Nature herself! And perhaps a little of the kids’ behavior, too. When the rain is coming down in sheets at our house at the base of the mountains we know just a few hundred feet above us it’s a winter wonderland.
With kids … Read More
My name is Lisa Conrad. I am 47 years old and I am Tubbs Ambassador Material!
I received my first pair of snowshoes for Christmas in 2009. I never asked for them. And I remember thinking “Me? Snowshoe? I don’t snowshoe. It’s cold and, well, snowy”.
My husband was planting a seed. You see, life has thrown … Read More
Snowshoeing to Extremes
Backcountry snowshoeing, strictly speaking, is so esoteric it barely exists. Not that many people camp, compared to the general population; fewer still winter camp; fewer still tromp around in snowshoes.
But even for those that do, it can hardly be called dangerous. Slow, occasionally exerting—but when was the last time … Read More
