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Certified Après-Ski Instructor 🎿
Content Creator + Podcaster 🎙 www.allaboutapres.com
Helping skiers + riders train smarter & recover faster ⛰
👇 Start with The Adventure-Proof Body Blueprint ($9.99) https://tinyurl.com/yajwmt7t

07/10/2026

Three sports. One lesson. ↓

CrossFit shows it under a barbell. Load weight before the mechanics are right and the body finds a way to compensate. The lift looks fast. The foundation is cracking underneath it.

Skiing shows it on a technical pitch. Force speed through the hard sections and the edges lose contact. Slow the upper body down and suddenly the skis do exactly what they're supposed to.

The court showed it this week in the most straightforward way possible.

Two players. Jump shots falling apart at game speed. Dropped to 60%. Isolated the one thing breaking down. Worked it until it felt automatic.

Go slow to go fast.

It's the same mountain that keeps teaching the same lesson in different terrain.

You cannot build the right habit at full speed if the foundation isn't there yet. Forcing it just makes the wrong pattern faster and harder to undo.

The skiers who look effortless at speed aren't going faster than their technique. They built the technique first and let the speed follow.
That's not a ski tip. That's the whole thing.

Where are you forcing speed before the foundation is actually ready?

07/09/2026

This one is for the parents in this community who are actively searching for a coach or trainer for their athlete.

Something I want you to know about what it means when a coach invests in their online presence.

When a coach shows up consistently online — posting real insight, sharing their approach, communicating what they actually do and why — it's not vanity. It's accountability.

It means other coaches, athletic directors, and parents in their field are watching and evaluating them publicly every single week. It means they're confident enough in their work to put it where anyone can see it. It means they care about how they're perceived beyond their immediate circle.

I started working with an online training coach recently whose credentials were strong but whose online presence didn't reflect that at all. Week one we didn't post anything. We fixed the foundation first — the message, the voice, the clarity about who he serves and what he delivers.

That work alone changed how he talks about what he does. Clearer. More confident. More specific.

For your athlete — the coach who invests in showing up consistently online is showing you something real about their standards. They hold themselves accountable publicly. That usually reflects how they operate everywhere else too.

When you're evaluating coaches this fall, look them up. What you find tells you something worth knowing.

07/08/2026

Most hydration packs are either too much or not enough for a half-day in the mountains.
The Osprey Katari 3 hits the exact middle.

Three liters of water capacity without the bulk that makes you feel like you're hauling gear instead of moving through terrain. The fit is dialed — stays close to your back on technical descents, doesn't shift when you're climbing, and the harness system actually breathes in July heat. The integrated rain cover lives in the bottom pocket and has saved a ride more than once.

What I keep coming back to is how little I think about it once it's on. That's the benchmark for good pack design. It disappears and you just move.

If you're on a trail bike or a long day hike this summer and you're still using a drawstring bag or a frame pack that wasn't designed for movement — this is the upgrade that changes the experience.

Not the flashiest thing in the gear room. Just the one that earns its spot every single time.

OsprOsprey Packstill setting the standard.

What's the one piece of kit that quietly makes every outdoor day better?

07/03/2026

The mountain doesn't care what season it is. ↓
It doesn't care about your fitness base or your training history or how many vertical feet you logged last winter.

It asks one question every single time.
Are you ready for this specific terrain right now?

Slate Creek Loop in the Uintas gave me the honest answer this week.

Nine miles. 1,200 feet of climbing. Mountain bike. The engine was there — months of work, real conditioning, the kind of fitness that holds up.

The technical skill on the bike was not.
Every rocky section cost twice the energy it should have. Every descent demanded more focus than a skilled rider needs. Working hard where efficiency should have taken over.

Humbling in the best possible way.

This is what the mountain does better than anything else. It shows you exactly where you are — not where you think you are, not where you were last season, not where your fitness says you should be.

Right here. Right now. This trail. What do you actually have?

The answer this week was: strong engine, underdeveloped technical skill. Something to fix before the next ride.

That's the gift. The mountain doesn't flatter you. It just shows you what's next.

We keep coming back because the feedback is always honest.

When's the last time a trail or a mountain showed you something about yourself you didn't expect?

07/02/2026

Most people think Park City is all about winter.

They're missing one of the best mountain-town experiences in America.

My perfect summer day started waist-deep in the Provo River, where I somehow landed three trout on my first fly-fishing trip. From there, it was straight into everything that makes Visit Park City summer so special—an unforgettable lunch, craft whiskey at the High West Distillery Spirit Garden, and an incredible Savor the Summit dinner at Riverhorse on Main featuring wines from Piattelli Vineyards under the stars.

This is what summer après is all about: earning that first drink after an unforgettable day outside.

In my latest guide, you'll discover:
🎣 The best Provo River fly fishing experience
🥃 Why High West Distillery is a must-visit
🍷 What makes Savor the Summit is one of the country's most unique outdoor dining events

🏔️ How to build the ultimate Park City summer itinerary, from adventure to après

If you're planning a Utah getaway—or just looking for your next mountain-town escape—this itinerary belongs on your list.

👉 Read the full story here: https://tinyurl.com/45ybdzct

Have you experienced Park City in the summer, or is it still on your bucket list? Let me know in the comments!

07/01/2026

The Uintas don't announce themselves.
No iconic silhouette on a license plate. No algorithm pushing them into your feed. Just a high basin wilderness in northeastern Utah sitting there quietly being one of the most underrated mountain experiences in the American West.

Slate Creek Loop is where you start. Nine miles. 1,200 feet of climbing. Technically demanding enough to keep you honest, remote enough that you're genuinely out there once you get moving.

After — drive into Kamas and find Dendric Estate.

A dry cider operation sitting at 6,440 feet, making something that has no business existing this far off the radar. Their flagship Dry Cut is bone dry, bright acidity, zero residual sugar. Drinks more like a dry sparkling wine than anything you'd expect from a cidery in the Utah mountains. It's exactly what your legs are asking for after nine miles of climbing.

This is the kind of spot that makes a trail day into a full experience.

The insider tip: go early on the trail. The Uintas heat up fast in July and the light on the high basin before noon is worth stopping your bike for.

Dendric Estate
Visit Park City — more people need to know about both of these.

What's the most underrated post-trail stop you've ever stumbled into?

06/27/2026

This is what Après All Day is building toward.
A community of people who understand that the best moments in life happen outside — and that those moments are earned, not stumbled into.

People who plan trips around the mountain town as much as the mountain itself. Who know the difference between a summit and an excuse to find the best patio in a three-mile radius. Who treat the trailhead with the same reverence as the tap room at the end of it.

We cover ski culture and summer trails. Mountain towns in every season. Craft breweries worth driving out of your way for. The gear that actually holds up when the conditions stop cooperating. The destinations that reward the people who show up prepared and stay present when they get there.

But Après All Day was never really about any of those things specifically.

It's about a way of moving through the world.
Full commitment to the effort. Full presence in the reward. The earned cold drink at the end of a hard day outside. The table of people who all just did something worth talking about. The mountain town bar at last light when nobody wants to be the first one to leave.

That's the culture we cover. That's the community we're building.

Adventure-first. Unhurried at the finish. Always looking for the next thing worth earning.
If you've been reading along — you already know if this is your world.

If you just found us — welcome. You're in the right place.

Follow if this is your world. Share if you know someone it belongs to.

06/24/2026

There are breweries you visit once and forget. And then there are the ones that become part of the reason you go back to a place.

Roadhouse Brewery in Jackson is the second kind.

Jackson is already doing everything right as a mountain town — Teton Range out one window, Grand Teton National Park out the other, and a downtown that earns its reputation every single time. Roadhouse fits exactly into that. No pretension. No performance. Just a serious brewery that understands its crowd completely.

The Loose Boots Après IPA is what you order first, especially during ski season. Approachable without being boring. The kind of beer that makes complete sense after a full day on the mountain or a long morning hiking above the valley floor. It tastes like it was made for exactly the moment you're in when you're drinking it.

The vibe is what keeps you there longer than you planned. This is where Jackson locals actually land after a hard day outside. Not the tourist bar. The real one.

If someone who knows Jackson points you here — listen to them.

Roadhouse Brewing Co. -still the standard in a town full of options.

Visit Jackson Hole
— this is part of what makes your town impossible to leave.

What's the brewery that made a mountain town a must-return destination for you?

06/17/2026

Stowe in summer is what happens when a ski town stops performing and just exists.

The crowds thin. The locals resurface. And the mountain that spent all winter being chased finally just sits there looking unreasonably good while you figure out what to do with it.

The trail you want is Sunset Ridge on Mount Mansfield. Long enough to earn it, technical enough to keep you honest, and the view at the top is the kind that makes you stand there longer than you planned. Go early. The light is better and the trail is yours.

After that — Idletyme Brewing Company in the village. Patio faces the mountain. The beer is dialed. The vibe is exactly what you want after a hard morning outside — unhurried, unpretentious, full of people who just did something similar. Idletyme

The thing only locals tell you: the back roads between Stowe village and Morrisville are some of the best cycling in Vermont and almost nobody visiting figures that out. Rent a bike. Get lost on purpose.

Stowe in winter gets all the attention. Stowe in summer is better kept and better lived.
Stowe Mountain Resort
— this is your best kept secret and you know it.

What's your favorite mountain town in summer mode right now?

06/12/2026

The best athletes I know share this. ↓

They compete in one world and coach themselves in another — and they've learned to use both.

The ones who ski hard and train hard carry something with them that most people can't see from the outside. They know what it feels like to be pushed past a limit. They know what the gap between what you think you can do and what you actually can do feels like from the inside.

That's not just athletic experience. That's a lens.

A field hockey player told me this week she has an elite skill she never gets to use in her current position. Instead of accepting that — she said "if I could create that opportunity, I could be a completely different player."

The outdoor athlete hears that and already knows the answer.

You don't wait for the terrain to give you what you want. You build the ability to handle whatever the terrain gives you — and then you go find the terrain that demands everything you've built.

The trail doesn't care about your position. The mountain doesn't care about your role.
It only asks what you're actually capable of — and then it shows you.

That's why we come back.

What does the mountain ask of you that nothing else does?

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