Snowboarding
Calf stretches for snowboarders
Story and photos by Luca Williams
It was in the middle of the snowboarding season when my calves, especially my back leg, decided to become...
A Kind of Way
Mt. Daniel to Big Snow Traverse
Story and photos by Jason Hummel
Alex Kollar (1993-2021)
Adventures are like bus stops on the way down memory lane. One...
Center: Foot exercises to improve your skiing
Story by Luca Williams
Do it slowly, slowly, so slowly that it will be boring. When you begin to become bored, you will find that...
65 and climbing: A Mt. Baker summit
Story and photos by Skye Schillhammer
For most people, pushing the last thousand feet up the Roman Wall to the summit of Mt. Baker is...
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...
Still Sideways: Tandem Snowboarding the Banked Slalom
Devon Raney, a surfer, snowboarder, and homebuilder, had life pretty well figured out until he began losing his vision at age 33. In this...
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...