There’s an app for that! Of course there is – it seems these days that there’s an app for everything. Following are a few that will be useful for a day on the slopes. What you won’t find in …

Rooms with a view Skiing from fire lookouts Backcountry yurts, cabins and lodges offer drool-inducing, fantasy getaways in primo skiing and snowboarding terrain. The problem with these dream …

Parlez-vous visual language? An outdoor photography tutorial By Neil Schulman The sun was setting high in the Cascades. Evening light rippled over hilltops that looked like ocean waves. Lifts ferried …

Mountain Acres Bakers By Brandy Kiger Shreve Being in a small community with a small economy can make it hard to launch your entrepreneurial endeavors, but Colin and Danielle Duffy know that the way …

Backcountry Tech Winter gear advancements By Brent Murdoch | Photo by Ryan Hasert Backcountry touring is exploding in popularity and with that explosion comes an annual wave of new technology and …

All lined up An early winter tour of Skyline Divide By Ian Ferguson | Photos by Orion Moonie No matter where you live, the first winter storm is usually a tease. With no base layer to build upon, the …

Ahead of the (Snow)pack Mt. Baker Ski Area’s progressive backcountry stance By Steve Christie | Photo by Patrick Kennedy Seven people have died since 1999 in the backcountry surrounding the Mt. …

Dang, that looks cold... A naked ski and snowboard segment from Valhalla, by Sweetgrass Productions. http://youtu.be/puSPHzcTvp0 BUY VALHALLA ON iTUNES: georiot.co/1ZKv Purchase …

Fun times with Teton Gravity Research As they usually do when TGR rolls through town, things got rowdy at the Way of Life premiere at Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham October 17. Way of …

Route: We parked at Heather Meadows and skinned up the road to Artist Point. From there we headed west to a slope on the northeast shoulder of Table Mountain, where we lapped a mellow, shaded snow …

Great snowboard film trailers of 2013 Absinthe Films: Dopamine http://youtu.be/rnPd5aDId8c Think Thank: Think Thank is Braindead and Having a Heart Attack …

There's no better way to get stoked for winter than with a good ski flick. Community screenings are a great time for local skiers to gather, witness the best of last winter and toast to the upcoming …

Photo by Casey O'Brien Diedre is a classic 5.8 on the apron of the Chief. Six pitches of easy/moderate slab, with a 100m layback crack thrown in make it a popular introduction to multipitch trad …

6 Carless Trips From Vancouver, Bellingham and Anacortes By Pat Grubb, Brandy Kiger-Shreve and Ian Ferguson. Photo by Neil Schulman Want to get away? The world beyond downtown is full of …

Third time's a charm Climbing and skiing Mt. Shuksan in a day Story by Ian Ferguson, photos by Paul Nicholson Like me, Paul was new to glacier travel, so when he looked down at a hole in the snow …

Locally crafted: ciders, meads and distilleries A comprehensive listing of local sources By Aubrey Laurence If you like to drink artisanal alcoholic beverages, the Pacific Northwest is the place to …

Camille Seaman / Shinnecock tribe, b. 1969 Grand Pinnacle Iceberg, East Greenland, from the Last Iceberg, 2006 Ultrachrome archival inkjet print / 26 x 80 in. (66.04 x 203.2 cm) Courtesy of the …

By Aubrey Laurence The second annual Bellingham Beer Week (BBW) is a time to salute the many great breweries, beer bars and beer stores that serve the Bellingham area, and it’s an opportunity for …

Featured Races, Fall 2013 Ride the Chuckanut Century Bicycling enthusiast? We have the ride for you. On September 15, the Chuckanut Century bike event will bring a variety of unbelievably scenic …