Pat Kennedy photo By Ian Haupt T he Mt. Baker area will have its own snowmobile-specific education outfit this season. Elevated Backcountry offers beginner to advanced-level sled riders avalanche …

49 degrees North Mountain Resort. Courtesy photo Blueberry-muffin sweetness of small, local ski areas By Eric Lucas “Y ou look familiar,” I tell the Loup Loup lifty. “Did you have lunch in the …

Elijah Lee skiing at Mt. Baker Ski Area. Courtesy photo By Luca Williams A s the snow falls, Elijah, or Eli, trudges up the hill with his skis, alongside the other first chair fanatics. It’s still …

Early days of the Mt. Baker Ski Area. Historical photo courtesy Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA

Washington State Department of Transportation courtesy photo Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) maintenance crews closed the last 2.7 miles of State Route 542 this morning, October …

Teton Gravity Research courtesy photo Teton Gravity Research (TGR) is taking its newest ski and snowboard film around the world and making a stop in Bellingham at the Mount Baker Theatre Thursday, …

During La Niña, the Pacific jet stream often meanders high into the North Pacific. Southern and interior Alaska and the Pacific Northwest tend to be cooler and wetter than average, and the southern …

From Mt. Olympus in 2018. Hummel finishes The Circumnavigation Project on Mt. Baker Story and photos by Jason Hummel T he knowledge of a mountain, the true understanding of where it is rooted in the …

Zack McGill (l.), Phil Straub, Alyssa Young and Mike Elges of Cascade Mountain Ascents. Cascade Mountain Ascents photo By Ian Haupt Cascade Mountain Ascents (CMA) is a new-ish, worker-owned mountain …

Evan Skoczenski photo, from file Mt. Baker Ski Area season passes and ticket prices have been released, and to locals might look steep. Season passes for returning passholders, which go on sale …

Above the valleys Mt. Rainier’s glaciers have retreated, but little else has changed. This is a view, early mountaineers would’ve been all too familiar with — a maritime cloud deck and clear …

Story and photos by Luca Williams I t was in the middle of the snowboarding season when my calves, especially my back leg, decided to become so painful that snowboarding just didn’t seem fun …

Kyle Smaine skiing at Mt. Baker Ski Area on a powder day. Grant Gunderson photo On Mt. Baker, Kael Martin tries to decide if he should watch the sunset or shred? The choice was obvious. Jason Hummel …

Mt. Daniel to Big Snow Traverse Story and photos by Jason Hummel Alex Kollar (1993-2021) Adventures are like bus stops on the way down memory lane. One stop in particular has become all too familiar. …

Jere Burrell is riding the wave Story by Nick Belcaster Photos by Alex Rupp I t’s breaking blue over the shark’s fin of Shuksan, a cloud ripper of a summit pyramid that can often be seen cruising …

Lee Lazzara photo Story by Liza Kimberly S nowflakes are flying, and snow enthusiasts are flocking to the hills. The season of snow sliding has arrived at Mt. Baker. But as these falling snowflakes …

Photos courtesy Alyeska Resort Exploring the Great Land of the White Story by Eric Lucas I t’s a long way down from the top of Alyeska Ski Resort. In fact, when you reach the base, you swap out …

Story by Luca Williams Do it slowly, slowly, so slowly that it will be boring. When you begin to become bored, you will find that it really is not so boring. ~ Moshe Feldenkrais Feet are tattletales. …

A lone skier heads toward Table Mountain, photo by Emil Jacobson. Historical photo courtesy Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA.

Sophia Rouches biking the Cut Throat trail in Mazama, Washington during peak fall color. Grant Gunderson photo So talented, but so modest. Andy ‘Disco’ Jones doesn’t want/need any credit or …