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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.

  • Expedition Inspiration — Quarantine Reading List from the Trip Report Archives (March 30, 2020)

  • Colorado Keeps Ski Touring, For Now — Coronavirus News Update (March 28, 2020)

  • Should You Go Ski Touring During Coronavirus? (March 21, 2020)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup — Coronavirus Edition (Updated) (March 14, 2020)

  • Animal Encounters in Colorado’s Never Summers (March 9, 2020)

  • Alaska Homeboy Dr. Alex Lee — TDP 74 (March 5, 2020)

  • Slogging Through the Power of Four and Two Ski Mountaineering Race (March 3, 2020)

  • Randy Young Returns, Brings Ski Banter — TDP 73 (February 26, 2020)

  • There’s Something About Black Crows — HQ Visit (February 24, 2020)

  • Touring Boot Recall — Fischer Travers CC (February 16, 2020)

  • Carbon Offsets for Your Ski Trip — Worth it? (February 11, 2020)

  • FELICITE — French Poetry in Ski Mountaineering (February 7, 2020)

  • Erik Lambert and Bluebird Backcountry — TDP 72 (February 4, 2020)

  • SCOTT Freeguide Carbon Ski Boot — First Look (January 27, 2020)

  • Sweet Protection Ascender Helmet Review (January 20, 2020)

  • Ski Mountaineering Racing — Why Not? (January 17, 2020)

  • Exclusive — Dynafit Blacklight Ski First Look (January 13, 2020)

  • Hilaree Nelson Q&A — 8K Peak Skier, Athlete, Mom (January 3, 2020)

  • 7 Cheap Last Minute Ski Touring Gifts (December 22, 2019)

  • Resort Uphill Skiing — A Right or Privilege? (December 16, 2019)

  • Beacon Guidebooks in the Age of Information (December 13, 2019)

  • Planning a Backcountry Tour — Aspen Recap (December 6, 2019)

  • Mark Smiley — The Man Behind Mountain Sense — TDP 70 (December 4, 2019)

  • Taking a Ski Mountaineering Course…Online (November 29, 2019)

  • WildSnow Women’s Boot Roundup 2019-20 (November 21, 2019)

  • 2019 Historic Colorado Avalanche Cycle Recap (November 18, 2019)

  • Who Should Own ‘Backcountry’? (November 2, 2019)

  • Skiing the Lhotse Couloir — TDP 51 & Short Film (October 23, 2019)

  • Janelle Smiley Seeks the Limit — TDP 67 (October 9, 2019)

  • WildSnow Winter (semi) Forecast 2019-20 (September 30, 2019)

  • DPS Cassiar 95 Tour1 — A Lady’s Ski Review (September 19, 2019)

  • Marolt Bros: You Don’t Know ‘Til You Go–TDP 65 (September 11, 2019)

  • Summer Peak Perspective (August 26, 2019)

  • Ski Mountaineering: Best in Your Backyard? (August 21, 2019)

  • ‘Lusti’ Listens to the Mountains: TDP 63 (August 14, 2019)

  • Tips to Build That Ski Touring Base (August 6, 2019)

  • Strikes and Gutters in the PNW: TDP 62 (July 31, 2019)

  • Trip Report: Terminal Cancer Couloir Fail (July 25, 2019)

  • Mike Hattrup Makes it (North) American-TDP 61 (June 29, 2019)

  • Wyoming Powder and the High Plains Backcountry Skier (March 13, 2019)

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