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Manasseh Franklin

Manasseh Franklin

Manasseh Franklin loves snow. She loves it so much, she took on the role of Editor-in-Chief of WildSnow.com. Prior to that, she taught writing at the University of Wyoming and roamed around Colorado, Idaho, California and Wyoming alternating between skiing and writing pursuits. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction and environment and natural resources from the University of Wyoming and especially enjoys writing about glaciers. Find her other work in Alpinist, Adventure Journal, Rock and Ice, Aspen Sojourner, AFAR, Trail Runner, Western Confluence and http://glaciersinmotion.wordpress.com.

  • Black Diamond Replacing ’21 Ascension Nylon Skins (August 26, 2021)

  • Escaping Wildfire Smoke on Easton Glacier, Mount Baker (August 18, 2021)

  • Nimble Like a Cat — Dynafit Alpine W’s Trail Running Shoe Review (August 16, 2021)

  • First Ascent — Instant Coffee that Actually Tastes Good (August 9, 2021)

  • Summer Peak Perspective (August 2, 2021)

  • Skiing 5 PNW Volcanoes in 5 Days — Scott Rinckenberger Q&A (July 23, 2021)

  • Ski Mountaineering to get its Olympic Bid? (June 21, 2021)

  • Saucony Peregrine 11 Trail Runner Review (June 17, 2021)

  • Rephotographing Wind River Glaciers — Ed Sherline Q&A (June 11, 2021)

  • Custom Orthotics for Ski Touring? Arcus Orthotics Review (June 8, 2021)

  • Mountain News Snippets — Late Spring 2021 (May 27, 2021)

  • MYTHIC Reboot — Dynastar M Tour 99 Touring Ski Review (May 24, 2021)

  • A Glimpse into ‘Dead Reckoning — Learning from Accidents in the Outdoors’ (May 14, 2021)

  • Mount Sopris Bike to Ski — Quintessential Spring Trip Report (May 8, 2021)

  • Bringing Steeze to Ski Touring — Strafe Cham Kit Review (April 22, 2021)

  • Climbing, Skiing 55,045 Feet in 24 Hours — Rea Kolbl Q&A (April 17, 2021)

  • Breaking Down the New BD Pieps Beacon Recall (April 13, 2021)

  • Team WildSnow Recaps 2021 Grand Traverse Ski Race (April 5, 2021)

  • Digital Mapping Evolves with onX Backcountry (March 23, 2021)

  • 3 Packs for Small Backs — BD Cirque, Gregory Targhee, Ortovox S AVABAG (March 12, 2021)

  • Voluntary PIEPS Beacon Recall Issued in Europe, Plans for US (March 4, 2021)

  • The Gothic Mountain Tour: Not Just a Training Race (March 3, 2021)

  • How Has Covid Influenced Backcountry Skiing? (March 2, 2021)

  • Making Turns and Skintracks at Bluebird Backcountry (February 24, 2021)

  • Light(ish) & Robust — 2021/22 Fischer Transalp First Look (February 18, 2021)

  • Totally Deep Podcast 84 — Drinking Beer with the Bench Girls (February 12, 2021)

  • Grim News as Avalanche Fatalities Climb in CO, UT, Europe (February 3, 2021)

  • High Pressure Kit Review — Ortovox Col Becchei Pant & Piz Boe Jacket (January 25, 2021)

  • Envisioning a Friendly, Busier Backcountry — Shaun Deutschlander Q&A (January 18, 2021)

  • Solving For Z Review and the Future of Ski Films (December 21, 2020)

  • Risky Business — Zahan Billimoria on Solving for Z (December 14, 2020)

  • Totally Deep Podcast 81 — CAIC Director Ethan Greene (December 9, 2020)

  • For the Long Haul — Pomoca Climb 2.0 Climbing Skin Review (December 3, 2020)

  • 40 Tribes — Connoisseurs of “Next-level Shredventures” (November 30, 2020)

  • Ski Touring News — Gear Shortages, Avalanche Stats, Powder Stash Lawsuit (November 20, 2020)

  • Totally Deep Podcast 80 — Unraveling the Mysteries of Avalanche Education (November 16, 2020)

  • Avalanche Forecasting 101 — A Conversation With Blase Reardon (November 12, 2020)

  • Chris Davenport Talks Gear — TDP VideoCast (November 5, 2020)

  • Talking it Out With Hadley Hammer — Q&A (October 30, 2020)

  • Totally Deep Podcast 79 — Jeremy Jones and Purple Mountains (October 27, 2020)

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