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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.

  • Film review — K2: The Impossible Descent (July 23, 2020)

  • Trip Report — Bike to Ski Redemption on Grizzly Peak (June 19, 2020)

  • Dynafit TLT 8 Expedition CR W Touring Boot Review (June 10, 2020)

  • Softer Than a Bamboo Stalk — Le Bent Base Layer Review (May 29, 2020)

  • Totally Deep Double Hitter — Super Frenchie, Social Distancing (May 8, 2020)

  • Strange New World — Ski Touring News Update April 2020 (April 20, 2020)

  • Walk 500 Miles, and More — Women’s La Sportiva Sytron Review (April 3, 2020)

  • 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)

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