MBE Spring 2020
Team Jake: One local team makes Ski to Sea a celebration...
By Oliver Lazenby
Jake Merrill, 23, died in an avalanche on February 11, 2014, while guiding a hut skiing trip in the Eagle Cap Wilderness,...
Vision exercises for snowboarders and skiers
The real voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
– Marcel Proust
By Luca Williams
From the moment we wake...
Photographers sharing the stoke
"It's my dad to whom I owe my passion for the outdoors, the privilege of learning to ski at a young age, and really...
Whatcom Water Trail: new map highlights local water access
By Todd Elsworth, Recreation Northwest director
The Port of Bellingham is releasing a promotional map to water access points along Whatcom County’s marine shoreline and...
Who tames the Khumbu Icefall, and other mountain trivia
This is the third installment of Mount Baker Experience Mountain Trivia. Find the answers at the bottom of this page.
By Jason D. Martin
1 The...
Bhutan: The land of the dragon
Story and photos by Patrick Grubb
For those travelers seeking an off-the-track experience, Bhutan is the place to go. A land-locked country of less than...
Twig Earthgoods: Glacier duo brings personality to useful art
By Hannah Singleton
On a snowy weekday evening in a basement art studio in Glacier, Washington, Jordan Yates turned a bowl on a lathe while...
After years of change Gear Aid is spreading its philosophy of...
By Oliver Lazenby
For people who use Gear Aid products, Pat Kennedy’s first experience with the company may sound familiar. The first time he wore...
Citizen scientists measuring snow in places scientists can’t
By Elizabeth Kimberly
With the onset of spring in the Cascades, the mountain snowpack begins its annual phase change: dense snow becomes cold, flowing water...