Uphill Battle An indoor enthusiast ventures into the dreaded outdoors on snowshoes Story and photos by Steve Guntli 7:30 a.m.: My wife Nicole attempts to wake me up. At 7:30 a.m. On a Sunday. In …

Three amazing hikes on the Olympic Coast By Tara Nelson With snow-capped peaks, coastline, wildflower meadows and moss-draped rainforests, the Olympic Peninsula is absolutely loaded with spectacular …

NeoShell in the Northwest By Marty Grabijas In the beginning we had wool sweaters and mountain shells made of cotton or poly-blend fabrics. When it rained, life was generally miserable. Then came …

Go up, my friend Dealing with the winter that wasn't By Ian Ferguson For northwest skiers and riders, a warm winter has melted dreams of backflips over the Baker road gap, bottomless laps on Pan Face …

Highway 542 to be redirected after Nooksack erodes nearby bank Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation If you've driven to Mt. Baker the last couple weeks, you've seen the …

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Build your own SUP using inexpensive materials If you've ever wanted to build your own watercraft, the Community Boating Center in Bellingham is offering a great opportunity to learn the basics. …

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Winter 2014/15 Photo Gallery

Going for Gold Story and photos by Pat Grubb We PNW’ers who play up in the mountains with the gods have a more heavenly view of the weather than our sea-level brethren who bitch and moan about the …

Modern Day Explorers Sail to ski adventures with Krüger Escapes By Ian Ferguson The inland oceans of Washington offer beautiful sailing destinations, but as you move north up the coast, the …

Training for Snow How to avoid season-ending injuries By Amanda Nayfield The time has come to transition from hiking and biking to strapping boards on our feet and hitting the snowy slopes! Exciting …

Skevik Skis Handcrafted Canadian powder slayers By Ian Ferguson | Photo by Geoff Holman Based in Vernon, B.C., Skevik has been handcrafting incredibly nice skis since 2008, when brothers Glenn and …

A Dialed Approach Unconventional backcountry wisdom By Steve Christie It’s early October as I write this, and in the last two weeks there have been five skiers and boarders killed in avalanches in …

At Home with Zack Giffin Pro skier, carpenter and star of FYI Network's Tiny House Nation By Molly Baker | Photo by Re Wikstrom As a professional skier, Zack Giffin is known for an extensive …

Mountain Masters A day in the life of the Baker Pro Patrol By Ian Ferguson | Photo by Grant Gunderson When I wake up early on a powder day, the only thing that gets me out of bed before sunrise is …

Chargin' Glacier to test new battery backup system By Steve Guntli The community of Glacier may be one of the first cities in Washington to test a new battery-powered backup system, potentially …

Grant Gunderson photo Japan: the cure for powder panic* By Ian Ferguson *Powder Panic (pou-der pan-ik): A feeling of anxiety among skiers and snowboarders brought on by the knowledge that their …

Remembering Liz Daley By Jason D. Martin American Alpine Institute (AAI) guide and professional snowboarder Elizabeth “Liz” Daley was tragically killed in an avalanche in Patagonia in late …