International Women's Day: You Do Not Need Facial Hair to be "Outdoorsy" When you think of an "outdoorsy" person, what comes to mind? There is still a necessity to challenge stereotypes.
Painting On-Piste: James Niehues is Skiing’s Cartographer Illustrator James Niehues has produced exquisite, hand-painted trail maps for ski resorts as far afield as Portillo, Chile, and Vail, Colorado since the late 1980s. His crowdfunded coffee table book just became Kickstarter’s most successful art-illustration project ever.
Not Your Father's Ski Trip: Jackson Hole, WY Inspired by images of her dad’s Jackson Hole college ski trip, the author heads north to tour the Tetons and tack a few pictures to the family scrapbook.
FAT, BOOBS, F-OUT: Montana Ski Area Body Shames into Buying Season Passes. Montana Snowbowl and their ad agency, Spiker Communications, are hearing cries of disapproval over a recent advertisement referring to body fat only being acceptable in the form of boobs.
Winter Warfare in the Colorado Rockies In the high-stakes tug-of-war between mega-conglomerates Alterra Mountain Company and Vail Resorts, independently-owned ski areas face a tough choice: partner with the big dogs or get creative to stay relevant.
Outdoor Moms: Hilaree Nelson - Mother of Two, Mountaineering Hero to All 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, ski descent of the Lhotse Couloir, ski descent of Papsura, first woman to summit two 8,000m peaks in 24 hours… mother of two.
A Historic Ascent and First Ski Descent of Lhotse Couloir The “Dream Line” on Lhotse had never been skied… until now, by Hilaree Nelson (née O'Neill) and Jim Morrison.