This hits close to home. Hundreds of acres of Blanchard Mountain - home to Oyster Dome - could be logged next summer unless state legislature comes up with $7.7 million to pay for its conservation. …

Thousands of local bicycle enthusiasts and industry folks flocked to the Seattle Bike Show like spokes to a hub last weekend. The annual event at Century Link Field Event Center in Seattle featured …

Mattias Evangelista skiing in the Mount Baker backcountry. Grant Gunderson photo. Rob Kunch rails a turn on Galbraith Mountain. Brad Andrew photo. Lea Hartl skies a chute in Norway's Lofoten Islands …

Story and photos by Oliver Lazenby On the second floor of the Arc’teryx design facility in North Vancouver, the first thing a visitor sees after climbing the stairs is a custom machine for …

By Oliver Lazenby Unlike last year, it’s actually snowing in the North Cascades this winter. That’s good news for skiers and snowboarders but bad for hikers hoping for a repeat of 2015, when you …

Story and photos by Andy Basabe It’s a Friday evening and I’m checking the contents of my backpack, wondering what the mountains will demand of me. It is spring, with snow shifting daily from …

By Jason Martin Mount Baker is a big and beautiful mountain. The fact that it can be seen from both Seattle and Vancouver is one of the reasons it’s the second most climbed mountain in the state. …

Story and photos by Mallorie Estenson C ’mon, Mal. You got this. You can do this. I’ve been an athlete my entire life: a competitive gymnast, a state champion springboard diver, a distance runner …

By Steve Guntli In the 1970s, Stephen King published a book (under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman) called “The Long Walk.” The story involves a dystopian future contest where hundreds of young …

By Luca Williams Snowboarding through powder snow has to be one of the world’s most fun activities. There is nothing like getting a shot of snow in the mouth while laughing as you bank another …

A place infused with an "underlying really good feeling." By Oliver Lazenby Megan and Noah Westgate are ready for you to know they own Rome Grocery. That wasn’t the case in 2013, the year they …

By Ian Ferguson Photos by Freya Fennwood At the Dutchman Flat Sno-Park in Oregon last April, Maria Debari, Kaitlyn Farrington and Freya Fenwood struck up a conversation with a lone skier who had just …

By Cory Tarilton Photos by Lauren Dunn Many changes signal the end of summer in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains shed their green hues in exchange for vibrant fall colors. The rock climbing gets …

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 Ski and Snowboard Club. Face-to-face, we looked at each other, …

Hut-to-hut touring in the Bonnington Range By Ian Ferguson Photos by Oliver Lazenby When you work a full time job, big ski trips are a gamble. You have to get the time off in advance, and you’re …

DNR is seeking volunteers to help guide recreation planning for 86,000 acres of state land between Bellingham and Mt. Baker. DNR Photo. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is …

Matt Hoffmeyer and Amanda Bryant in the new Kona shop in Bellingham. Story and photos by Teresa Schmidt Kona Bikes, a Whatcom County-bred manufacturing company with a global following, is several …

Shredder of red tape. When it comes to building trails, the box of paperwork that precedes any digging is just as important as shovels and excavators. Todd Elsworth shows what it took to build the …

An inside look at bowling and the people who like it By Steve Guntli This is the story of how I went bowling and drank beer with my friends. Now, there are some who may decry the very premise of this …

By Jason Martin Avalanches are terrifying. Like many backcountry travelers, I’ve had a few close calls, but others have been through something far worse. They’ve been caught, or have had to …