Skiing
What makes a ski builder: Alex Turner of Westerlies Skis
By Andy Basabe
I met Alex Turner when we were in high school, standing in a garage at a party held by Western Washington University’s...
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...
Getting stoked with Grant Gunderson
Grant Gunderson, a Bellingham-based ski photographer, has been published in every major ski publication worldwide, including Ski, Skiing, Powder, Outside and many foreign titles....
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...
Fix pain from snowboarding with the tree pose
Snowboarding's asymmetry can extract a physical toll. If you let it.
By Luca Williams
My mother grew up in a small town in the mountainous region...
Mountain Man Duncan Howat
A conversation with Duncan Howat, Mt. Baker Ski Area general managerBy Pat Grubb
Photos by Grant Gunderson and Patrick GrubbIf you spend any time at...
A Year in the Life of a Glacier: A skier’s research...
By Elizabeth Kimberly
Early May
The birds chirp a dawn chorus and the winter rain has diminished. The disparity between the snowy alpine and the verdant...
Snowboarder dies in deep snow immersion at Mt. Baker Ski Area
A Bellingham man died while snowboarding at Mt. Baker Ski Area December 10 in a deep snow immersion incident.
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Deb...
360 Degrees
Hummel finishes The Circumnavigation Project on Mt. Baker
Story and photos by Jason Hummel
The knowledge of a mountain, the true understanding of where it is...
The War Against Nature Deficit Disorder
The War Against Nature Deficit Disorder
Mt. Baker Ski Area co-owner Gwyn Howat
Interviewed by Tara Nelson
Gwyn Howat said the newest thing at Mt. Baker isn’t...
