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Carpe Diem: Seizing opportunity after 2017’s lowland storms
It doesn’t snow at sea level in the Pacific Northwest every year, so when storms blanketed Bellingham for days at a time last winter,...
You Can Too: A plea for more female mountain guides
By Mallorie Estenson
Last month I had the opportunity to guide a team of women on Mt. Baker. We were fast. We were strong. We...
The FNRad Snowboarding Podcast
By Oliver Lazenby
The surest way to create something interesting is to follow what interests you. That’s Eric Traulsen’s formula for his passion project, the...
20 Years Later: Accident survivor thanks late ski patroller Randy Hook
By Oliver Lazenby
Longtime Mt. Baker Ski Area patroller Randy Hook undoubtedly altered many lives before he died of a heart attack on the slopes...
Brushes and Trails: Bellingham artist finds inspiration on foot
Story and photo By Stefanie Donahue
It takes more than a set of oil paints and the right brush for Pacific Northwest painter Kristen Ingman...
Car-free Ski to Sea with the Wetboyz
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...
Ode to Randy Hook: Remembering a Mt. Baker legend
By Maya Hunger
On January 1, the Mt. Baker Ski Area quietly greeted the new year. It was a calm and clear morning and the...
Book excerpt: My Old Man and the Mountain
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...
An Evolving Dream: Patrick McCarthy’s journey from pro snowboarder to team...
Story and photos By Brad Andrew
Inside a small home office just outside Bellingham, a man gazes out a window in sheer awe at the...
