Story and photos by Alicia Lycan From the top of Mt. Baker to the shores of the Salish Sea, our Cascadian paradise holds endless possibilities. No matter what recreational activity you enjoy, you can …

Story by Oliver Lazenby Photos by Steven Gadingan Monday, May 23, 2016 It’s 50 minutes into a planning meeting for car-free Ski to Sea and team Wetboyz of Aslan Brew have tie-dyed a bunch of …

Palouse Falls, in southeast Washington. Brandon Fralic photo. By Brandon Fralic We are bumping along Jasper Mountain Road in the Blue Mountains east of Walla Walla when our guide, Mike, slows the …

Skiers looking toward Mt. Hector in the distance. Story and photos By Jason Griffith When we reached our destination we’d been on the go since before first light, trying to beat the forecasted …

The Chilliwack Valley from Teapot Hill. Story and photos By Brandon Fralic Not every outdoor adventure needs to be hardcore. This spring, between backcountry skiing in winter and summer’s high …

Story and photos By Amelia Bethke 6 a.m., November 18 South Kaibab Trailhead, 7,260 feet From the dark, a frigid wind clawed at my legs, my spandex leggings seemingly disintegrated, and I am totally …

Albert Arth bootpacking during the 2014-2015 season, when he rode everyday of operations at the Mt. Baker Ski Area, hitchhiking each way from his home in Glacier. He also rode 100 backcountry runs …

Photos and words by Beau Gaughran Last weekend, some of the best snowboarders in the world migrated to the Mt. Baker Ski Area to compete in the Legendary Banked Slalom. And they weren’t alone. They …

Chris Rubens flies through the trees on a deep day at Mt. Baker a few years ago / Grant Gunderson photo. Hikers on Sahale Arm at sunset / Audra Mercille photo. Steel wool sparks on a winter night / …

Ski tracks traversing toward a slide path below the "Widow Maker" on Mt. Herman. Lee Lazzara photo courtesy of Northwest Avalanche Center. By John Minier The rain began on Thursday, January 21. Over …

Story and photos By Jason Griffith For the hiker who doesn’t ski, winter in the Pacific Northwest can be trying. The high ridges are blanketed in snow and clouds for months. The low winter sun …

Book excerpt by Leif Whittaker Jim Whittaker, the first American to stand on the world’s highest summit, has said he never encouraged or discouraged his son Leif from mountaineering. Leif found the …

Adam Roberts is a well-traveled outdoorsman and skier who calls the Cascade corridor home. Story and photos by Corey Warren I’ve been friends with Adam Roberts since 2009, shortly after I opened …

Riding powder on Manning Park Resort's chair 3. Robyn Barker photo By Pat Grubb Everyone knows about Whistler Blackcomb, the mega-resort 90 minutes north of Vancouver. Huge advertising budgets and …

Illustration by Doug De Visser. By Maya Hunger Fresh salmon carcasses and bear scat lined the shore of an icy stream next to a narrow trail. A group of 22 hikers led by UnCruise Adventures guiding …

By Jason Martin In the old days, most people learned to climb from a mentor who showed them the ropes, literally. These mentors would also teach new climbers how to behave at climbing areas. That’s …

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of postcards from lesser-known locations in Cascadia and beyond. By Aubrey Laurence Deep in the North Cascades, I’m standing on Abernathy Peak’s …

Story by Jann Eberharter Photos by Anne Cleary When the Civilian Conservation Corps put in a road to the top of Mt. Constitution in the 1930s, they had no idea they were laying the groundwork for a …

By Spencer Paxson One morning in late July I set out on a mountain bike ride to Chuckanut Mountain, pedaling up its western flank along Fragrance Lake Road, then down the Double Black Diamond trail …

Story and photo by Brandon Fralic Take a ride on the Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C. Opened in 2014, this cable-and-cabin attraction whisks riders from basecamp to summit – a vertical rise …