Skiing
Courtesy of the wings
Story by Elizabeth Kimberly
Your vantage is different from the sky. With wings, you can kiss volcanic summits and lenticular clouds in a matter of...
Fall/early winter 2021 gallery
Carl Simpson climbs through thick fog in the skeleton of a burned forest. Crystal Mountain backcountry, Washington. Jason Hummel photo.
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How to stay in shape even if you’re ...
Story and photo by Luca Williams
Every fall, when the rain begins, I begin to dread Jillian Michaels’ sly lift of her lip as she...
Winter gear guide, 2021
Lib Tech Orca
Breach the deep, eat the mank, slay the crud. The Lib Tech Orca does it all. Amazingly forgiving and easy to ride,...
Chains and all-wheel-drive vehicles
By Doug Dahl
Q: The Washington State Patrol lists "alternative traction devices" that are approved for use when "Chains Required" signs are posted. However, the...
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...
Q&A: Grant Gunderson on his photography career, safety in the backcountry,...
For more than 15 years, Bellingham-based photographer Grant Gunderson has shot for ski publications around the world and exposed skiers to destinations ranging from...
Avalanche Skills Guide: Identifying the mental traps that lead to most...
Story by Jason D. Martin
You’ve skied this slope a hundred times and nothing’s ever happened before.
The line isn’t what you thought, but,...
Community-built hut is the first of three in the Whistler backcounty
By Lisa Pulsifer
Just beyond the chairlifts and busy slopes of Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort lies over 750 square miles of protected land encompassing jagged...
