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Will Brendza

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An American journalist, writer, skier, lover of nature and professional misfit.
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Spent the week in Santa Ynez with @thenorthface and @usal.project trail running, hiking, making great connections and eating some mind blowing meals in Steinbeck country. The #treadtour is off to a great start. #californialivin #eastofeden #runningwithhorses #tnf by @juanwilder

Korra’s love for skiing probably outshines my own. Her uncontrollable joy when we get on snow together is infectious. I don’t think this is the first life she has had such a passion for this sport — something tells me it’s a reincarnated love, and one I hope I get to share with her again and again. Here’s to all the ski dogs that bring so much energy and happiness to the slopes. We don’t deserve them. But damn am I glad we’ve got them. #skidogs #backcountry #skiing #colorado #happydog #happyplace by @juanwilder

Ullr delivered a foot of fresh for @renounskis amazing cat skiing in Crested Butte with @irwinguides. Then it was off and up to Seipel Hut with The Obscenity, for some true backcountry shenanigahooliry. Absolutely one of the most unique and memorable weekends of the ski season. #catski #huttrip #coloradobackcountry #skiing #ullr #thesecretsintehescissors #theobscenity by @juanwilder

Skiing Japanese volcanos, meeting Kiwis, and sleeping on tatami mats on the snowiest island in the Pacific. I feel like we barely scratched the surface of this amazing place. Hokkaido hasn’t seen the last of me… #backcountry #skiing #volcanos #japan #roadtripping #hokkaido by @juanwilder

The chowder gods smiled this week, and delivered a bounty of that sweet, sweet Japanese white gold — just in time. It’s hard not to feel greedy when you’re reaping a harvest like that … and we’re only getting started. #skiing #whitegold #japan #japow #powderchowder #harvestmoon by @juanwilder

Ringing in the New Year skiing past the Bells. Starting 2025 the right way in the High Lands. #newyear #aspen #highlands #ski #colorado #maroonbells #powabunga by @juanwilder

Found ancient petroglyphs somewhere deep in the Land of Deseret, hiking with a pack of wild canines and the Desert Rat King, himself, on a very special quest to get the boy hitched to his dream girl off grid, deep in a slot ;) what a time. #fakinslots #deseret #petroglyphs #haydukelives #dawgs by @juanwilder

The game is afoot! 2024/25 is already shaping up to be a bountiful one. Keep it up, Uller — your boy’s down here snow dancing his ass off. #earlyseasonlaps #colorado #skiing #bestseasonoftheyear #skidogs by @juanwilder

Got out with @juanwilder (Will Brendza) from @thegearjunkie last week for a test ride. Conditions weren’t exactly ideal, but the bikes performed flawlessly in the slop and snow, and of course romped up the chop and sailed on the pavement.

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// #terrabikes #terrarides #electricdirtbikes #escrambler by @juanwilder

Backpacked into/around Canyonlands last weekend. Got lost a few times, accidentally found Druid Arch, scrambled into Needle’s slot canyons, ate out of bags, and braved the Devil’s Kitchen via Sinner’s Gulch. Things got weird out there. But it was a perfect end to the warm weather camping season … now, let the winter camping begin!! (And yes, the campfire was outside of the park.) #abbyscountry #landofdeseret #canyonlands #needlesdistrict #slotcanyons #devilskitchen #sinnersgulch #backpacking #whentheweirdturnpro by @juanwilder

White tailed jack rabbit, mule deer, fat coyote, bobcat, skinny coyotes, antelope, and a… spermophilus? I put up a couple of @moultrieproducts game cameras up at Rancho last spring. I didn’t see anything for most of the summer. But in the last two months the high country wildlife of Twin Lakes has been absolutely buzzing. It’s a downright menagerie up there. #colorado #wildlife #menagerie #moultriecam #gamecamera #bigcat #coyote by @juanwilder

Just a few highlights from a ripping summer and fall of mountain biking with my favorite people and canine-American on the planet. Nothing kills time between ski seasons better. It’s been a special one. #mountainbike #colorado #mtbdog #whorsemen #HYAA #HYAA by @juanwilder