Marcus Baranow, the man behind Confessions of a Ski Bum – 51 North (51degreesnorthmagazine.ca) By Katharine Erwin One of the definitions of confession is “to disclose one’s sins in the sacrament of reconciliation.” When it comes to the self-professed agnostic […]
Big Stick Energy – E2
Big Stick Energy – E2 – Marcus Baranow – Out of Bounds Podcast (outofpodcast.com) This week we sat down with local legend Marcus Baranow—AKA Confessions of a Ski Bum—to chat about his new backcountry guidebook for the Bow Valley region […]
The Most “Followed” Skier in the Rockies
The Most “Followed” Skier in the Rockies — SkiUphill | RunUphill Marcus Baranow lives a quiet life in the hamlet of Lake Louise. His summers are spent maintaining campgrounds and his winters are simple: eat, sleep, ski. His nightlife consists […]
DREAM PLANNER – THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY
The Icefields Parkway Confessions of a Ski Bum (skicanadamag.com) With 6,641 sq km of mountains to explore in Banff National Park, where does an adventurous skier start? Nowadays, most backcountry skiers start with Marcus Baranow’s Confessions of a Ski Bum guides. Baranow has […]
Mind Shaft – Chugach Mountain Institute
Mind Shaft | Chugach Mountain Institute (anchorageavalanchecenter.org) By Mat Brunton I spent a week in the Canadian Rockies (based out of Lake Louise) while driving back to Alaska after a three month 2019-20 snow season road trip during which I […]
Ski Mountaineer Caroline Gleich Is Open About, Well, Everything
Ski Mountaineer Caroline Gleich Is Open About, Well, Everything (adventure-journal.com) BY SHAWNTE SALABERT The first day of December 2018 was a bluebird day in the Banff backcountry. Ski mountaineer Caroline Gleich and her fiancé Rob Lea hovered on the shoulder […]
Creating ‘The Map’ For The New “Confessions of a Ski Bum” Was A 400+ Hour Labor Of Love
Creating “The Map” for New “Confessions of a Ski Bum” Guidebook (unofficialnetworks.com) By Kyle Fiehler “Bum” is an interesting title for someone who’s just spent some 400 hours poring over a passion project involving topographic cartography. Unless that is– this labor of the […]
Backcountry ski guide puts Icefields Parkway on map
Backcountry ski guide puts Icefields Parkway on map – RMOToday.com LAKE LOUISE – For decades the Icefields Parkway has been the go to spot for backcountry skiers, however besides the few popular areas like Bow Summit and Crowfoot Glades, very […]
STATE OF THE ART GALLERY
Confessions of a Ski Bum x Benji Lowclass on Behance Confessions of a Ski Bum x Benji Lowclass Benji Lowclass STATE OF THE ART GALLERY April 10-19 2015, Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler BC Canada” There are no rules and this is […]