Snowboarding
Mt. Baker Slush Cup: The pond skim emulated around the world
By Oliver Lazenby
Historic photos courtesy of Marshall Lockman
Deep, wet snow, steep terrain and pond skimming: A few years after the first ski lift came...
Profile: Micah Evangelista’s playful approach to Mt. Baker
By Oliver Lazenby
The first time Micah Evangelista experienced Mt. Baker’s deep snowpack, he was less than a year old and swaddled onto his ski-patroller...
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...
Sit bones stretches can prevent snowboard pain
By Luca Williams
I fell in love one cold, Wisconsin winter day on my first snowboarding date with Justin Kyle Evans. Justin had me stand in...
Profile: Hana Beaman is riding on her terms
By Oliver Lazenby
An open house at a home decor boutique is a strange place to meet a pro snowboarder – especially in Bellingham’s Barkley...
Q&A: Hana Beaman talks Ladies Lay-back Weekend at Mt. Baker
Hana Beaman, along with Barrett Christy and Robin Van Gyn, organized a women’s jam last year at Mt. Baker Ski Area called Lay-Back Weekend....
Avalanche Forecast Refresher: Brush-up and stay safe in the backcountry
By Jason D. Martin | Images courtesy of the Northwest Avalanche Center
It snowed on Wednesday. On Thursday, it rained. Today it was sunny. Tomorrow,...
Parting Shot: Jason Hummel’s glacier project
To me, the unknown is uncovering for yourself what’s new and exciting. It’s both walking in the footprints of others and creating your own...
Legendary Banked Slalom is featured in the next Warren Miller film
Warren Miller Entertainment visited Mt. Baker Ski Area last winter to film a segment on the annual Legendary Banked Slalom, the ultra-classic snowboard race....
Homemade Powsurfing: Equal parts exhilaration and terror
By Nick Belcaster
Stepping on the board for the first time felt uncertain and foreign. With little sidecut, let alone edges, and foam deck padding...