Northwest Mountain Experience

05/04/2026

Fire 🔥 & Ice 🧊
Iceland's mountains were formed by a combination of intense volcanic activity and slow erosion by glaciers. Essentially, volcanoes built the mountains, and glaciers carved them.

1. Volcanic Building (Fire)
Iceland is sitting on top of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a place where two massive tectonic plates (North American and Eurasian) are pulling apart.

Magma Rising: As the plates separate, magma rises from deep within the Earth to fill the gap.

Volcano Formation: This constant lava flow builds up volcanoes and mountain ranges over millions of years.

Flat-Topped Mountains (Tuya): During the Ice Age, volcanoes erupted under thick ice sheets. The lava couldn't break through to the surface, so it spread out underneath, creating flat-topped mountains known as tuyas (or stapi in Icelandic).

2. Glacial Carving (Ice)

While volcanoes built the land, glaciers did the shaping.

Carving Valleys: Huge glaciers moved across the land, carving out deep valleys and steep, narrow fjords.

05/04/2026

This photo shows the avalanche mitigation structures on the mountain above Siglufjord in Northern Iceland. Notice the snow fences in the start zone and man-made deviation berm in the runout of the gully. The berm was designed to compliment the natural landscape. Communities in the Northern Fjords of Iceland have a long history of managing overhead avalanche hazards.

04/27/2026

Imagine a village on an island surrounded by snow capped mountains in the Arctic Ocean. The village has a community ski jump in the heart of town, a water slide & geo thermal pools, a skiers dream landscape of open alpine bowls & chutes in the backyard and some of the best tasting lamb you ever had. I won't go any further, this is not a dream, if it is, dont pinch me. I'd rather not wake up.
Big Thanks!

04/27/2026

Enjoying some excellent spring skiing & riding in Iceland!
Beautiful country, awesome people, wild landscape! Ski the basalt lava flows! 17hrs of day light! Skal!

04/24/2026

April 23, 2027
First day of Summer in Iceland
Also first day of Harpa in the Old Icelandic Calander.
According to folk belief, a good summer would be sure to ensue if the temperature dropped below freezing right before the first day of summer. People would place a bowl of water outside for the night and hope that it would freeze.

04/22/2026

Fantastic day skiing in Iceland!
Big Thanks to Joe St.Onge & for their support!

04/21/2026

A welcoming start to this ski touring adventure with the Aurora Borealis lighting up the sky above the lodge & surrounding mountains!
Northern Lights (aurora borealis) a natural light display in Earth's upper atmosphere  caused by charged particles from the sun colliding with atoms in the atmosphere. These collisions excite oxygen and nitrogen, which then emit light of different colors such as green, red, and purple.

04/20/2026

Iceland 🇮🇸 Day 1
Scouting ski lines, exploring water falls, watched massive Humback Whales wave thier tails, soaked in volcanic hot springs, swam in Arctic Ocean, enjoyed traditional Icelandic meal, met some interesting & kind locals, shared time with friends. With gratitude, Big Thanks!

04/20/2026

Sunrise over pack ice in the NW Atlantic between Canada & Greenland yesterday.

03/20/2026

Sharing a clip from our recent trip to Hilda Hut Mar 8-15, 2026, Columbia Mtns, Selkirk Range BC.
Big thanks to film director Paresh Kamdar for video compilation and bringing endless stoke to the mountains! Also the Dream Team for all their efforts to make this time shared in the mountains such a success!

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