I shot a story for the New York Times about Sierra backcountry skiing and Yosemite's historic Ostrander Hut. The shoot was over six days and involved over 36 miles of combined backcountry skiing. The story was published February 19,2006.
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Read the Article on writer Mark Sundeen's Site
Read the article on the New Yrok Times Website
Nettie Pardue (right) and Mark Sundeen (the author) work their way uphill near the Ostrander Hut for a run. Below Simon Kenney and Nicholas Ferlatte skiing in past a view of Half Dome.
(Above) Kelsey Ripple and Tim Bluhm get a bite in the hut's kitchen. (middle) Ostrander hut was built in 1941 with two foot thick granite walls. (Left) Howard Weamer in familiar territory above Ostrander lake.