VertFest Photos from 2008/2009 /  by Kaj Bune

When I worked at Outdoor Research, we teamed up with Martin Volken to expand the skimo races he had been organizing. It’s a brutal form of ski racing, combining the endurance for the uphill with the technical ski skills for the downhill.

Here are a few photos from those early races.

Pia The Peacekeeper - February 1, 2024 /  by Kaj Bune

Bainbridge Island’s Pia The Peacekeeper is doing well through her first Pacific Northwest winter. She’s beginning to develop a fine patina of living organisms, which is inevitable in our wet climate. She’s looking great!