http://www.brigidmander.com/adventures daily 0.75 2015-10-21 http://www.brigidmander.com/adventures/2015/1/5/and-there-we-were monthly 0.5 2015-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420516519611-6BR06BQF72T4BEB18V19/image-asset.jpeg Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420516574481-F6Q6OH9HCDKA2A0P860N/image-asset.jpeg Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were after pre-trip brushing up on castellano (I'm sure a good August is dryland training and Spanish practice...) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420516724836-QVBB85103NPCQLTHHBWC/image-asset.jpeg Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were Club Andino Bariloche, muchísimas gracias! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420583431208-0DVQZN0N578TEH66BLIG/image-asset.png Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were Climbing lovely little couloirs near Catedral in Bariloche https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420516862806-9A5V5DOP5U06YFH1IGQ7/image-asset.jpeg Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420516895977-M5ERFRNVEIAOOUINFOKP/image-asset.jpeg Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were Emilio the hut cat chose to sleep in my sleeping bag. This was charming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420516942903-L4FO3OZHR36PV2VEUFQK/image-asset.jpeg Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420516972226-NJXFQBKTWURYYT3XIVRH/image-asset.jpeg Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420517054393-BS33SA6SQS0CMRWO71UQ/image-asset.jpeg Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were DouDou and the mate! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420517173252-K4SL2ATCSBWA54Z8YT1A/photo-3.JPG Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420517206441-A22UJYA8V2GGTT6CVAYA/image-asset.jpeg Adventures Blog | Brigid Mander - Writer, Editor, Skier - and there we were no filter! this was a really gorgeous evening...we could hardly handle it. http://www.brigidmander.com/home daily 1.0 2019-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1433517213811-4GTIG2B33AKX6WEAOZ1X/ReWikstrom_130412_3433.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1433517213811-4GTIG2B33AKX6WEAOZ1X/ReWikstrom_130412_3433.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1422082469470-4KBRWGJ8EY6U071FOPOO/ReWikstrom_130409_0413.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1449712064361-OAEEN3KIZALHK8TAC52J/image-asset.jpeg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier Slovenia: A spectacular couloir ski on the flank of Jalovec, the sixth highest peak in the Julian Alps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1422082459841-4W78R0TMYULWQXXUGKRY/ReWikstrom_120317-0548.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1433517144648-8BE818WWG4U8EVC51GM6/ReWikstrom_130412_3683.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1422082451773-00MZRRXWPNCNKUUUXNSF/ReWikstrom_120315-0976.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1433516497427-PJGMCLB3UPHNNNPIXJIV/_JLS3436.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier - john slaughter imagery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1433516586919-UVEQOWOVDMF7VU1PRGH5/image-asset.jpeg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier - john slaughter imagery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1449712416968-4KKDL1GA1INTGG425UBX/image-asset.jpeg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier A spelunker's hut turned skier's hut high above Sella Nevea, Italy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1449712839127-YOPZSG7N4BEE3JX7D276/image-asset.jpeg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1546652600922-KM2P3AZ2XUHH2K535885/Liam-Doran-7690.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier photo by Liam Doran. Mountain biking in Bermuda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1433516868256-PUW5FHUX98W3YCAZ09WJ/_JLS2476.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1422082460124-OK8ZJD0OS9AHCAD6TJ5G/ReWikstrom_120317-0464.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1422082450458-4AFLBEK91KQUGHH0KEPI/ReWikstrom_120315-1304.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1422082443357-SWXA91ROXVVVMTR7Q39H/ReWikstrom_110218-430.jpg Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/54ab04c2e4b039f27003f31e/5571b9b1e4b0d058b5425959/1433516465556/ Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/54ab04c2e4b039f27003f31e/5571ba06e4b08809bb23a9f6/1449712646435/ Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/54ab04c2e4b039f27003f31e/5668dcba1115e015efb91bf3/1449712826899/ Brigid Mander | Writer | Editor | Skier http://www.brigidmander.com/art daily 0.75 2015-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420502136643-JFJRUQAWX3EMAJJ8CFON/l%27aiguille+du+midi.jpg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - The Northwest Face of L'Aiguille du Midi, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix France. Chalk and pastel, 24" x 32" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420502136643-JFJRUQAWX3EMAJJ8CFON/l%27aiguille+du+midi.jpg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - The Northwest Face of L'Aiguille du Midi, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix France. Chalk and pastel, 24" x 32" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420499826692-VFLP3AFHU0XGLTLGI0R6/main+street.JPG Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Main Street and Mt. Royal, Frisco, CO. Pastel 22x30" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420499170223-DOEGAUO432WYKU61DREQ/cerro+campanario.JPG Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Cerro Campanario, The Andes, Argentina/Chile border. Chalk and pastel, 22" x 30" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1424718229229-9M76XW2IZB0FT3FUY16U/image-asset.jpeg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Warbonnet, Wind River Range, WYO. Chalk and pastel, 18" x 32" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420500037759-1CIH5ERX7DC3CW3B91J2/mount+moran.jpg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - The Skillet, Mount Moran, Teton Range, WYO. Chalk and pastel. 20" x 32" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1436979538473-JEYPTTCPI7T9M105481E/image-asset.jpeg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Sunflower, Pastel and Chalk. 22x30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1436979473684-LKFNFJ5FPWWJ0BQNIZIZ/image-asset.jpeg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Lexington and 41st St., 21st floor. New York, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420499177486-C2JCBMX9D6IPZ8SIFU93/teton+range%2C+tryptich.jpg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - The Cathedral Group, The Teton Range, WYO. Chalk and pastel. Triptych, 20" x 32" each https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420499328231-5MFBEGH0ONS494KZ8OJN/wave.JPG Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Wave. Chalk and Pastel. 18"x 20" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420499248675-RWHL1EXHBTJMSWIQOMYD/indian+paintbrush.jpg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Indian Paintbrush, chalk and pastel. 20" x 32" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420500387530-2S3YY8LKIGPTFHZNO70W/teton+range.JPG Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1436979573675-MMM8PDGEBU3WU0AC9S27/image-asset.jpeg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Larkspur. Pastel, 12x22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420499170536-XUF6M71G06NERXM1973T/blue+turn.JPG Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Turn. Pastel, 15" x 20" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420499383479-8KMSBFTH69KZLOOXULJS/thistle.JPG Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Thistle. Teton Pass, WYO. Chalk and pastel. 8" x 20" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1420499780927-108PTEAQQ0KNKF3449IY/mount+moran+-+mini.jpg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Mount Moran, Teton Range, WYO. Chalk and pastel. 12" x 15" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/54ab16c3e4b0da465dcea170/55a69109e4b0b9904ed2e630/1436979465383/ Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/54ab16c3e4b0da465dcea170/55a691c8e4b01828c864ebc7/1436979656362/ Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Wedd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1436979657525-D66HAXIWEK5LY6CK2BQR/image-asset.jpeg Art by Brigid Mander - Drawings in Charcoal & Pastel - Wedding Orchid. Pencil. http://www.brigidmander.com/about daily 0.75 2023-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1422082185704-1LGGJD9WKA151S3C32JD/download.png About http://www.brigidmander.com/videos daily 0.75 2015-01-06 http://www.brigidmander.com/test-page daily 0.75 2026-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/02f8591c-a9e0-445c-9397-27ff084047d8/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL JOURNAL REPORTS, August 19th, 2025 Vacations for the Nerd in You: A look at the increasingly popular trend of academically oriented travel, from philosophy to geopolitics , and selected course offerings from some the worlds most renowned universities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/f6ab8445-b785-4d66-9efb-a4439f4f9986/TSKJ192-product-image-issue.jpg.webp Writing - Make it stand out The Ski Journal, Issue 19.2 Jonathan Selkowitz’s Wild Enthusiasm A delightful profile and conversation with one of skiing’s most prolific, talented photographers in racing and free skiing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/d2f22687-bcd2-482a-8f82-fc745ebcd2fe/Screen+Shot+2024-07-27+at+9.16.45+AM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out The Information WInter’s It Tech Item: The Humble Woolen Sweater The beauty of the oldest ski layering technology, explained. The classic ski seater is back in vogue in all its many colors and iterations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/97016975-50bc-45ab-8abd-401fbca3977c/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL JOURNAL REPORTS, March 24th, 2025 The Joys of Floating Down a Wild River: An ode to the beauty of leaving the world behind and rafting down wild and remote rivers, with three highlighted rivers in North America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/0036053d-251f-47ce-9c52-655868907e30/Backcountry-160-Cover-Store_550x825.jpg.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out BACKCOUNTRY MAGAZINE January, 2025 SKID MEDICINE A feature story on a collection of professional skiers and patrollers who have figured out the best way to make their dreams work by combining a skiing passion with a a career in nursing, featuring pro athletes Mali Noyes, Lucy Sackbauer, and more forward thinking professionals (and powder enthusiasts). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/a6983121-7a87-42ed-94b3-6f7bcafaaaf9/Screen+Shot+2025-01-21+at+8.40.12+AM+2.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out MOUNTAIN OUTLAW, WINTER 2025 Honoring the Queen of the Tetons, Grizzly 399 I was honored to be asked to write the cover feature on 399, a bear more well-known and more impactful than most humans will ever be. An ambassador for grizzlies, wildlife, and ongoing conservation work, her death nonetheless highlights the dangers of human myopia, overdevelopment in our remaining wild places, and increasing dangers facing the whole Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/50a37490-19f7-47ce-94eb-0113ada30b60/Screen+Shot+2025-01-21+at+8.59.26+AM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out FORECAST SKI VOL. 10.2 Paddy O’Connell: skier, writer, comedian, podcaster, star of his own OutsideTV series, mental health advocate, and all around gem of a human. It was a delight to be assigned a profile on him, though not as easy to put his unique life story into limited space. But it’s not possible to write about Paddy O and not have it end up a sparkling read, and much thanks to Forecast for editing and running a great story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/2e9c1f67-7e76-4fc8-b099-370ebbd07509/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION Travel & Adventure, November 29th A look at the both rough and tumble and glamorous ski culture, mountaineering traditions and history of Northern Italy’s Cortina d’Ampezzo, host to the 2026 Winter Olympics. A quick dive into its hotspots, ski terrain, and fascinating work on local conservation, open space preservation, and farming traditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/ca9c8f74-3b0d-43a8-908c-3baba47e4c18/TSKL-product-image-issue-183.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE SKI JOURNAL, VOL. 18, No. 3 LEAH EVANS One of skiing’s most under the radar yet legendary professional athletes, Leah Evans is widely beloved for her skill on snow, but also her an effervescent, positive attitude, years of tireless work to lift the role of female athletes in free skiing, and passion for environmental ethics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/fa74c4ea-0830-4c20-9db2-fc60ff9a0ea2/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, JOURNAL REPORTS October 30th, 2024 Another intriguing look at Europe’s ski culture, why Americans do not need a mega-pass to ski cheaply in the Alps, and five fabulous spots where skiing is as yet thriving, an enriching cultural experience, and wont break the bank even with the cost of crossing the pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/431ea9b4-f0d7-4e9c-9bd9-efcb1485b4ca/TSKJ-product-image-issue-182.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE SKI JOURNAL, VOL 18, NO. 2 ANDERMATT, SWITZERLAND An examination of the small Swiss town of Andermatt in the Uri Canton, and what happens when two massive global corporations are invited to town, amidst a thorough report on its big mountain ski scene https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/a4c168be-b646-4656-8fd3-31bde5c13d2b/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, JOURNAL REPORTS August 21st, 2024 A look at the burgeoning popularity of nordic ski destination travel among American skiers, the economic and social drivers, as well as five hotspots where the trend is in full swing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/18d5d43e-8d15-479e-8cde-3c1d96308662/192603d68504e595.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out SLATE MAGAZINE July 4th, 2024 What Happened When Teton Pass Collapsed In the most economically unequal county in the country, a closed road was a signal of a much bigger problem. An article that takes a closer look at a region on the sharp end of the growing development and socioeconomic issues of our day, and how this particular development is at odds with the conservation of one of only two intact ecosystem left in the entire temperate zone of the earth: the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the Serengeti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/d4a31d83-6ef7-489c-8af4-9a4e66584333/Screen+Shot+2024-07-27+at+9.16.45+AM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out THE INFORMATION WEEKEND June 22, 2024 A Techie’s Guide to Nature: The Best Apps Getting Started Getting Outside. We details geospatial mapping apps, birding apps, stargazing apps, and more to turn tech - which often divides us from nature - into a tool to connect, understand, and appreciate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/9b3dca5f-173c-450e-b45f-5a2b05afeb33/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 24, 2024 Journal Reports: Seven Great Places to Ski in South America: A travel and adventure feature outline the perks and details of skiing some of the Andes best resorts in Chile and Argentina, including, where to go, when, and how to make it happen. One of my absolute favorite topics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/b5855930-2766-403b-94fc-24bb4f5886a0/Screen+Shot+2024-07-27+at+9.10.32+AM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out Jackson Hole Magazine, Summer 2024 Preservation or Pricing Out? (p. 128): A feature story that provides an in-depth look at some of the misconceptions around the impacts of conservation easements, as well as function, from economic, social, and wildlife aspects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/9f8c61dc-39bb-4b17-8533-e803684f5716/banner.png Writing - Make it stand out JACKSON HOLE NEWS AND GUIDE Opinion Editorial, March 13th, 2024 Development Roars Along, and We Foot the Bill: An op-ed on the state of local government in Jackson, permissive development approvals, and the tremendous burden these place upon the community, lowering quality of human life, endangering wildlife, and altogether putting more fuel on the fire of a very preventable problem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/593a10a0-6eb1-4567-968b-dcab30801ba7/Screen+Shot+2024-06-04+at+7.44.50+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out BACKCOUNTRY MAGAZINE, April 2024 A feature profile on former racer and professional backcountry snowboarder Sean Busby, his inspiring story of immune disorders, his gritty, resilient, response, and the rich life he and his wife Mollie have built outside the Brooks Range in Alaska. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1ef3ac55-2e93-40ac-900b-033340c17a5d/Screen+Shot+2024-07-27+at+9.16.45+AM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/8f264e5b-3ede-46d1-8cba-c0e83d80f1f8/IMG_6010.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/5948923a-d91e-4b43-984f-4abce123663e/IMG_4353.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out THE SKI JOURNAL, VOL. 17, Issue Three Jeff Leger Gallerie: For this issue I had the distinct pleasure of hanging out with and interviewing Jackson Hole’s legendary Lege on skiing, art, injuries, life and family. And…cats. A true treat and privilege to profile! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/afdc89a4-b72f-49f3-9057-4ddfc1b27826/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, December 16th and 17th The Difference Between a Good Ski Day and a Bad One? In which we dissect the very latest darlings of cutting edge ski design, and a combination of carving skis and powder skis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1b7a6a0b-35e7-4976-a102-d7af30dc4550/Screen+Shot+2023-11-30+at+12.36.55+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out BACKCOUNTRY MAGAZINE, November 2023 LEADING LADIES: Tromsø Ski Guides, a female owned+operated service in Arctic Norway (and beyond). Pro skier Molly Armanino and I traveled there to ski fjords, eat brunøst galore, and see the future of ski guiding . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/8b7a0635-7048-4976-9bcd-2631fda66d46/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, November 25th and 26th The Gorp-Core Backlash: Why True Adventures Are Skiing in Jeans and Hiking in Rompers: A lighthearted look at the new cool in technical outerwear and its covert designs. Since silly gravity fueled pastimes were verging on all too serious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/aae644b3-7987-466a-9923-ca804f582113/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+3.44.34+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out SKI MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER 24TH, 2023 SLOVENIA: A skier’s guide to the hidden gems in Slovenia’s Julian Alps and around the country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/91fe4f94-6ed8-4b39-93a6-42c759db82cc/Screen+Shot+2023-11-19+at+8.38.04+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out THE SKI JOURNAL, VOL. 17 Issue One A feature profile on the delightful genius of professional skier and environmentalist Molly Armanino, on and off the snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/6bfb500d-466e-43c8-bbb1-c831b903e822/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, October 18th, 2023 OVERLANDING: The new adventure pastime, wherein you plaster all your camping gear, and accessories, and toys, to the outside of a very capable 4WD vehicle and find some exciting roads in the middle of nowhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/fe04d17b-2046-4c4f-8f6b-0690b72c41c0/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+3.44.34+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out SKI MAGAZINE, AUGUST 14th 2023 THE ANDES: Argentina on a dime and without a plan. Otherwise known as the first time we went to Las Leñas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/e38ab2f5-fdd1-40cd-8e46-a472ea58e434/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, April 1st-2nd, 2023 007 Adventures: A highlight of supercar options in which one can feel like - or least drive like - James Bond, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/b3ac2ad6-2994-4b1c-bf80-06463bfe2443/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, April 1st-2nd, 2023 March Why are Flip-Ups suddenly everywhere? A lightheaded take on the return of flip-up sunglasses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/84e03290-cc6c-45e7-940d-b3f58437c685/151-cover-store_550x825+copy.jpg Writing - Make it stand out Backcountry Magazine, April 2023 Business and Pleasure: A feature on some old friends’ and an ambitious new endeavor for skiers and backcountry ski access deep in the Argentine Andes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/dff8048a-84a3-421f-aaeb-c0ab7c3f97e4/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, March 25-26th A Local’s Guide to Buenos Aires: (A story on my favorite city!) The 2022 World Cup victory for Argentina energized this cosmopolitan capital, giving a break from difficult economic times. Here, we interview four notable locals including soccer star Nicolás Tagliafico on their favorite urban spots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/aac95feb-6844-4e7f-ae2c-4722e84270d9/mountain-flyer-76-cover-store_1000x1500.jpg+copy.jpg Writing - Make it stand out Mountain Flyer Magazine, March 2023 Smiles, (Lotsa) Rocks, and some Donkey Trails: A feature story on the growing mountain bike culture of Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast and outlying islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/98c20894-6ca6-4add-859d-25d321dbd408/backcountry-150-cover-store_550x825.jpg+copy.jpg Writing - Make it stand out Backcountry Magazine, February 2023 Got Accident Insurance? A service overview for readers on options for better protection - even with health insurance - from the pitfalls of the US healthcare system with some innovative indemnity programs for outdoor athletes in risky endeavors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/d04833fe-9c3c-4f3a-96a5-8f8495c3e19c/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+3.44.34+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out SKI MAGAZINE Skier’s Guide to Norway: A highlight of the cradle of modern skiing and ski culture, from the West Fjords to above the Arctic Circle in the Lyngen, Lofoten, and beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/aaf57659-e56e-468f-b2b3-faa2bf62a5a0/42.2-Cover-Site+2.jpg Writing - Make it stand out Cross Country Skier, February 2023 A profile of Nancy Leon and her quest to unite and raise the profile of nordic skiing in adrenaline heavy, alpine-centric Jackson Hole, Wyoming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/619aa6a1-061d-42d1-b09a-8ddbfef303e0/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, January 21st-22nd, 2023 There is evidence the skiing public is beginning to tire of the exorbitant pricing at U.S. ski resorts. For those who prefer actual skiing over luxurious amenities and lifts, we highlight four examples of areas where the sport itself and ski culture are at the forefront of the experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/f838bf3d-1ede-49da-b536-13df3248f987/Screen+Shot+2023-01-19+at+10.15.44+AM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out BACKCOUNTRY MAGAZINE 2023 Photo Annual A story on the near loss and the salvation of Missoula, Montana’s beloved Marshall Mountain Ski Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/56bb6788-8c94-44eb-ac29-8250af0e7d10/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, January 11th, 2023 A look at the curious trend of apres-ski themed bars and lounges - in the heart of cities and at seashores, as far from the slopes as you can get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/17449a16-a0bb-4650-85b2-6647d2aad2c5/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, January 5th, 2023 The used ski gear market exploded thanks to the pandemic - but the recovery of supply chains and new gear availability haven’t put a dent in this booming market. We look at the factors and players behind the propulsion of the new way of high-performance gear acquisition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/5542a648-12be-43b6-ba0a-43d149ea809b/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+3.44.34+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out SKI MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 9TH, 2022 Warm weather and Europe’s energy crisis iare combining for a disastrous impact on ski resorts. Mitigation efforts to keep the season seamless are underway, but may not be enough for skiers and ski area budgets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/17449a16-a0bb-4650-85b2-6647d2aad2c5/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, November 22nd, 2022 Vision on the hill is one thing that can make or break a ski trip, or a ski run, so don’t skimp! Invest in one of these high-tech, highly engineered, optical perfection schussing-savers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/3e98ed65-14f0-414a-b7af-c58202a40541/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, October 12th, 2022 A personal tale of a placid, truly enriching river adventure down the Upper San Juan with friends, complete with archeology, history, literature, wildlife, lots of sand and dirt, and, one paddle board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/172a9ed0-6e6a-4a77-a9e7-3f94141e3c01/Mountain-Flyer-75-Cover-Store_1000x1500.jpg.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out MOUNTAIN FLYER MAGAZINE, September 2022 The story of how three friends sized an opportunity to create something incredible for Montana mountain biking: the up and coming Legacy Bike Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/741a2422-c27b-4bde-834f-65d6883a14a6/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, September 20th, 2022 Better electric pedal assist bikes, better biking infrastructure, and more people ditching cars, emissions, traffic jams, and hassles for the freedom of two wheels has opened a new opportunity in American transit. Will people seize it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/96eef669-d206-4b51-87b5-064f7dc9b177/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, JOURNAL REPORTS, August 17th, 2022 National parks aren’t the only place to appreciate nature and see land and habitat conservation in action. An overview of the United States’ federal public lands, management agencies, and opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/593f6524-c45a-4a37-8304-d549e401b3c4/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+3.44.34+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out SKI Magazine, August 3rd, 2022 The antidote to crowded trailheads is to hop a flight south. The Andes are full of untrammeled backcountry skiing opportunities - we list the right spots, and the right guides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/0e65016a-3d55-4a94-9ef6-03d5d500adc2/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+3.44.34+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out SKI Magazine, July 15th An insider’s guide to seven of Argentina and Chile’s most legendary ski areas worth a visit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/06c44d74-4e77-440b-b9c2-16a11141fa86/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, July 19th, 2022 A chat with four prominent local residents of Jackson, WY, on what’s special to them in the valley in arts, cuisine, wildlife, and conservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/544f2774-3957-4a3e-b74e-31b76c137d64/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, July 6th, 2022 A tale of bicycling excursion into Glacier National Park when Going-to-the-Sun Raod, the iconic main attraction in the park, is closed to vehicles and open to human powered recreation only for two months each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/19fec1c4-a68e-41a3-b582-c8714fa7d6e5/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+3.33.27+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out MOUNTAIN OUTLAW, SUMMER 2022 Fluid Landscape: A primer on remaining wildlife migrations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/e895fd7a-a409-425e-b12b-d33228a76d80/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+3.42.52+PM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out ADVENTURE.COM June 6, 2022 A look at how new partnerships between environmental and wildlife preservation non-profits can team up with Native American tribes who share many of the priorities. This combines funding, legal departments, and long neglected tribal rights to achieve a mutual goal: a healthy, thriving, natural landscape on and near tribal lands in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/f905c65d-652c-4e4b-ac05-fcc52c7abb86/JournalReport--Sat._Feb.26_2022_1024x1024%402x.jpg.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, JOURNAL REPORTS, February 24, 2022 Vacations for the Budget Conscious: A look at new pod hotel offerings in coveted ski destinations to address a growing economic and sustainability gap in the market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/b8027890-9837-47fc-af14-ef1ca59d789a/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, February 4th, 2022 The Ultimate Ski Trip is Back: Three ways to take in the classic ski vacation now that Europe has reopened to American travelers - from decadent to adventurous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/039539ec-7c7c-4ec0-8272-b85a569fd1a9/2.jpg Writing - Make it stand out A look at how to handle crowds of newcomers in the backcountry with expert insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/9cd84ec7-8cf7-4299-a0da-30e32d0b4a5e/MtnOutaw_logo_250px.png Writing - Make it stand out MOUNTAIN OUTLAW, WINTER 2021-2022 The New Apres Ski: A quick look at the dwindling cultural phenomenon of the bohemian, casual, and absurdly impassioned rite of base area apres-ski traditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/e55eba12-9519-4458-a059-d98210790df1/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, December 18th, 2021 Once Fringe, Backcountry Ski Gear is Driving Innovations for the Resort Skier, Too: A look at the gear innovations taken from backcountry ski gear and how they are improving the resort skier’s experience, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/ccb59103-9dd6-49e0-8907-8d7d9f37472c/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, December 3rd, 2021 Technology to Keep Skiers On Track: We review a few of the newest and most useful navigation and tracking apps and gadgets to keep skiers in the know in both resorts and in the backcountry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1625763776793-DZ7HAAOSA49WGOHR56IS/MtnOutaw_logo_250px.png Writing - Make it stand out MOUNTAIN OUTLAW, SUMMER 2021 Fencing in the Modern West: Millions of miles of barbed wire and other fencing crisscrosses public and private land in the west, and are a huge challenge and danger to wildlife. As the danger and impacts become clearer and better know, efforts to alleviate the issues and educate the public are gaining traction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/5a1a56f4-30d6-405e-a15a-ac5802f13c58/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, October 23, 2021 The Best Way to Visit Yellowstone National Park: The tale of a delightful three day adventure by kayak through Yellowstone’s seldom visited backcountry lakes with friends, tents, bear-spray and a bottle of Nebbiolo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1625763375159-A2ML1O2MIO80HO2OEX21/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, June 19, 2021 A Truly Hands-on Adventure: A visit to several working ranches that selectively accept guests to join the work, to learn about the beef industry, the role of responsible ranching and conservation of open space and wildlife. Here, you can ditch the vapid vacation experiences, and go home with a sense of meaning and reward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1625763430469-3WUKOP6VZ6JVIG9RO54Q/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1625763311579-KTEREMTQRGMG637PPZ8N/Screen+Shot+2021-07-08+at+10.49.27+AM.jpg Writing - Make it stand out Time on My Side: A short overview of new GPS ad fitness watch options tech for mountain athletes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/a8798da1-e94c-4b4e-9c52-a2bca6219073/Unknown-1.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1618337787846-G4I3M7BG2I8JFEJZ95V6/Backcountry_139_Cover_store_550x825.jpg Writing BACKCOUNTRY MAGAZINE, MARCH 2021 Bighorns & Big Lines: A story on increasing overlap between ski mountaineers and winter range for an iconic herd of bighorn sheep in the Tetons. It highlights increased human activity in sensitive places, and the fact even human powered sport can impact wild species. Wildlife biologists, professional skiers, guides, and conservationists weigh in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1618337763437-AOGYZ5QO1VAHNPN79AYJ/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, March 27, 2021 Grand Adventures: A collaborative highlight on gadgets and places for summer jaunts into the outdoors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1618337829634-GPUTWOMO1425SD5QIH9M/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, FEBRUARY 20, 2021 Jackson Hole, Hold the Frills: A look into how several ski resort experiences were holding up in the pandemic, crowd control and compliance - or lack thereof - were affecting areas. And of course if the skiing was still fun - which is was, in places with fewer lift lines, that is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1612216543092-MMDN6HSSZMAZ11P8LFUJ/IMG_1596+%281%29.jpg Writing BACKCOUNTRY MAGAZINE, January, 2021 Just Do It: An humor essay musing on the futility of storm chasing and ski trip planning, and instead, finding joy in the doors skiing opens, and everything behind them - which may or may not be powder, of course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1612216861561-KT9PE24CY77NUJS9ZCJJ/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WEEKEND EDITION, NOVEMBER 28-29, 2020 Ski Into The Wild: An Off Duty cover feature on the rise of backcountry skiing during the pandemic, increased preparations for mentoring and educating newcomers by certified AMGA guide and backcountry safety organizations. We highlight several safe, supervised ski areas offering perfect stepping stones and practice zones for the uninitiated in the art and sport of backcountry skiing and snowboarding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1612216757501-MBU54JDY5CKUA1Z8P2AO/Screen+Shot+2021-02-01+at+2.57.23+PM.jpg Writing MOUNTAIN OUTLAW, WINTER 2021 Where Do We Go From Here? A research feature on the rise of global overtourism, and impacts on wildlife and people as it proliferates around the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. From vulnerable economic monocultures, destruction of the main attraction (wildlife) and crumbling social structures, it’s clear after a point, the easy money of tourism promotion becomes anything but easy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1612216515678-KTF2DTU7MNJ2BZYR3MF4/image-asset.jpeg Writing JACKSON HOLE MAGAZINE, Winter, 2021 Got Insurance? A story covering the marketplace and need for new, innovative, and truly useful injury insurance offerings. These types of new insurers buck the traditional, opaque health plans offered by large insurers, but are well backed, well planned, with clear benefits and perfect for young and athletic types. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580667685561-N9UGP9HJTR10XA0KIOJ9/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing February 8th-9th, 2020 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Gear & Gadgets Four Best Apps for Skiers: An overview of technology for skiers contained in the phones, and how it can enrich ski trips both on slope and off (until the battery freezes in the cold…) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580667731688-F4GOMZGDNS731IEWMEL6/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing February 8th-9th, 2020 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Adventure & Travel Five Uncrowded, Unpretentious Ski Resorts: A look at the appeal of independent ski resorts staunchly refusing to join the industry consolidation and ensuing commercialization, giving discerning skiers an option for refreshing, unique experiences from ski culture to interaction with nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580663157507-8UHDV9NDVT04NR2PT4EV/IMG_0885.jpg Writing Jackson Hole Magazine, Winter 2020 Winter Wonderland: A recounting of a nordic ski and isolated winter camping adventure in the far northern reaches of Grand Teton National Park, when winter had just begun to loosen its grip, and the slumbering, silent landscape is beginning to stir. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580663977135-9LCO337FQNWKMZ1E6PCJ/magGraphic_Dec2019_thumb.jpg Writing Mountain Outlaw Magazine, Winter 2020 Jackson’s Fight to Save the Block: A briefing on the 2019 community mobilization effort to save one beloved downtown block from developers, where a build-out weary town chipped in nearly 8 million dollars in just over four months, putting their money where their values are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580663743171-CHJWCTZU2HPFGEO9AKR9/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing January 10th-11th, 2020 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Travel & Adventure Luxe Ski Cabins in the Middle of Nowhere: A introduction to the world of backcountry ski huts, and the addition of European-style, staffed chalets deep in the backcountry to the burgeoning North American market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1612218039799-28ROT0MF002T29EF4OIS/Screen+Shot+2021-02-01+at+3.18.46+PM.png Writing January 28th, 2020 Backcountry Magazine A Ski Area That’s Backcountry: Oxymoron or Opportunity? A look at an intriguing new ski resort model, based only on human powered uphilling, but contained within an avalanche assessed boundary and complete with amenities like ski patrol, guides, and lessons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580663662787-N8PYPWW1M8LXR7M6RHHP/Unknown-3.jpeg Writing Winter 2020 Jackson Hole Magazine Who You Gonna Call: A feature on the well-oiled, well-funded operations and volunteers of the busiest search and rescue team in the state of Wyoming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580663785471-QRFSYTK1O3SBN9WBL4BV/Unknown.png Writing REI Co-op Journal, December 4th, 2019 When in Jackson Hole, Ski: A story of the Coombs Outdoors Foundation, a local outdoor non-profit founded in by Emily Coombs in honor of her late husband, ski legend Doug Coombs, and the foundation’s invaluable work to help underprivileged children learn mountain sports and about their environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580660158036-8JZK3HBAIWS74RDOTGU3/backcountry-magazine-issue-131-cover_550x825.jpg Writing Backcountry Magazine, December 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580660308434-IYNPOPXLIWFKLJQMU1EH/backcountry-magazine-issue-130-cover_550x825.jpg Writing Backcountry Magazine, November 2019 An Ode to the Old: An essay on using ski clothes to the end of their functioning life, something which used to be common, but in the age of the bright and crispy new kit, not so much. A recounting of the myriad, outstanding reasons why this is a spectacular way of life for skiers. . .reach for the stars, and the duct tape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580659978425-J9WEEQZRUDWICHG4K4NR/backcountry-magazine-issue-129-cover_550x825.jpg Writing Backcountry Magazine, October, 2019 The Quietest Valley: A travel feature on Italy’s Cottian Alps, and one small valley’s sprinkling of thousand-year old, Occitan-speaking villages with a foresight that beats the world’d most sophisticated cities. To preserve their culture, way of life, and environment, they outlawed ski lifts, motorized recreation - and new construction of any type, creating a heaven for free ride ski touring and ski mountaineering, only a certain type of visitor in small numbers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1580660398664-0H85KQCAH89LN0T82B3N/backcountry-magazine-issue-130-cover_550x825.jpg Writing Backcountry Magazine, November, 2019 The Teton Calling: A long form feature on the history of the Teton Range and surrounding landscape, and the birth and evolution of the sport and culture of skiing in mountains and surrounding valleys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1564763642160-JY9R07Y48JQ0IRBZXCTL/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing August 3rd, 2019 The Wall Street Journal Travel & Adventure Ride Every Mountain: A helpful story on the increase in travel for biking, specifically mountain biking. Airlines are dropping bike fees, bike bags are better, and destinations that cater to riders looking for new trails are booming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1564763662963-3G8BNFJRRQAR0K0FTMQR/FREEHUB10.1-COVER.jpg Writing Freehub Magazine April 2019 A charming tale of mountain bike culture and local passion for the sport, and the mountain less mountain bikers of Bermuda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1564767124395-JVL2CFDLP25D61H26XO8/Unknown-1.jpeg Writing March 13th, 2019 Outside Online Actually, the Mega Pass is Killing Skiing An opinion piece on how the frenzy over two multi-billion dollar conglomerates competing for skier dollars is a lot deeper than long lift lines. Increasingly power over small communities and a stranglehold over the North America ski market’s competition don’t bode well for the future - hidden costs abound, like cheap industrial foods against local and sustainable markets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1564763803148-W293AZW77BHLSDX3O964/Unknown.png Writing April, 2019 REI Coop Journal A research piece for REI on what exactly is over tourism, how did it develop, how it affects both visitors and residents, as well as plant and wildlife on land and sea. Tips on how to still travel but as a more aware, and lower impact visitor round it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1546651051367-F4TGRF6IZPRGVNBXMG45/IMG_2719.jpg Writing FREESKIER Magazine, December 2018 An essay explaing how the true ski bum is helping save the world through minimalist living, shunning the empty, wasteful world of over-consumerism, and finding fulfillment in conservation of resources and nature. Really! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1546651233604-7TLK2MJ61QWKZBOHWDD0/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing December 5th, 2018 The Wall Street Journal Travel & Adventure Here we explain local and global destinations for nordic skiers. As alpine skiing at resorts becomes more exorbitant in prices and crowds, more skiers are looking for fitness, solitude and a winter getaway. Enter nordic ski culture, with all of the positives of sliding on snow intact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1546651170819-RYBXN5MVRV9HIKTXC597/IMG_2718.jpg Writing Jackson Hole Magazine, Winter 2018-2019 A story about a multi-day freeski traverse I took with two friends, across the Teton Range from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort to Grand Targhee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1546651001927-MNPD9JR6ERBI1O326Z46/IMG_2716.jpg Writing Jackson Hole Magazine, Winter 2018-2019 A cover story feature on the state of the modern ski bum. Still going strong, albeit evolved, and a distinct lifestyle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1540846854673-PICWQ9O2FDRDG2V87CR3/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing October 26, 2018 The Wall Street Journal The Lists Issue A smattering of carefully selected masochistic races around the world for readers to do in 2019, or in seven more years when they’ve trained enough and quit their jobs. For the lists issue, filled with impractical yet rewarding ways to change your life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1540846786499-A6TMMLTGOFQKUQQNMHWJ/IMG_2269.jpg Writing Backcountry Magazine, October, 2018 The Wildest West: A trip over to the Centennial Range for powder skiing, wildlife watching, and a lesson in land management gone awry. A feature story with Hellroaring Powder Guides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1540846763335-7DV1IA9G4YT50CSX7E60/IMG_2268.jpg Writing Freehub Magazine, Vol 9, Issue 2 Teton Pass, Wyoming went from illegal bike trails to an example of successful public land stewardship, downhill bike only, and non-motorized, multi-use trails in cooperation with the USFS, Bridger Teton National Forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1540846740156-S98YOUII9R2KUCR3Y9SW/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing August 2, 2018 The Wall Street Journal Travel & Adventure: How to Earn Your Guinness in Dublin Ireland has a new outdoor culture, including adrenaline sports easily accessible in and around the capital city of Dublin. We revisit my mother’s homeland, of tea, rainy days, and indoor social time and switch it up with mountain biking, trail running, and kite surfing all within a half hour of the city center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1522693416694-QKXYJVW8ZTTEB2QHMVJP/image-asset.jpeg Writing February 23-24, 2018 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Travel & Adventure A dispatch from a ski bum and ski mountaineering expedition to Arctic Norway. The fantastical Senja Island, a skier's paradise that lacks lifts, helicopters, resorts, and every other gimmick in modern skiing. And in this, it helps skiers find the purest form of skiing, accomplishment, and cultural connection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1522693432967-IN1YQ79EE9TNKPDSJ40Y/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing March 27, 2018 The Wall Street Journal Off Duty Spring 50 From the Cheapskate's Guide (a topic near and dear to my skid talents): A fancy little portable light of utmost simplicity, versatility, and low price point. BioLite's solar sun light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1522699664988-GBCBW4A5E23TW9KT2ZV4/IMG_4029+%281%29.jpg Writing Spring Issue, 2018 Big Life Magazine feature on the unique sub-culture of shed hunting, with its rewards, restrictions, and, it turns out, more rewarding then antlers is observing the nuances of the complex natural world next door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1522693482409-4KQUJB487DI1N2DQ45DH/Unknown-1.jpeg Writing February 15th, 2018 Outside Online A opinion on the spate of blaze pink legislation clogging up state legislatures. Whereupon I suggest state legislatures - notably Wyoming's - should address real issues regarding hunting, such as conservation of habitat and public land preservation currently under threat, instead of debating the astoundingly ridiculous, insultingly myopic question of whether more women would hunt if blaze pink was a legal safety color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1516827674085-MDGGLO1XB8MQNNWUDGHJ/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing January 20-21, 2018 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Gear & Gadgets A look at a few new advances in the very old, traditional sport of classic cross country skiing. From a first hand account of trying the sport on 30-year old gear to testing how new gear can make it easier without straying from the core of the often overlooked, but exhilarating sport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1516827735602-6LHXX9WLJLAO07M9I50G/IMG_3720.jpg Writing Backcountry Magazine, November 2017 Thompson Pass, Alaska is a legendary mecca for big mountain skiing and riding. It's also a litmus test for a crowded public land resource with diverse user groups who often find their activities in conflict. Public lands managed by different agencies, safety concerns, and critical habitat for wintering wildlife issues round it out. Will the pass show us the way to collaborate, or be a victim of its popularity? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1516827837431-L3530JAKFQ8V8VFOD4X7/IMG_3721.jpg Writing Jackson Hole Skier, Winter 2017-2018 An in-depth conversation with Richard Porter, a JHMR ski patroller buried in an avalanche during control work in 1967. After an hour snow he was recovered, miraculously alive, and went on to have one of the most legendary runs as his namesake: Dick's Ditch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1516827888359-BKQ0WT5AQAX1HMGPD033/ANVIL+CNT+UK+November+2017-2.jpg Writing Conde Nast Traveller, November 2017 A highlight of the Anvil, a small old motel in Jackson, WYO, that renovated instead of expanding, to maintain a low-impact operation, cultural authenticity and community connections and in doing so created one of the best new, most stylish ski vacation crash pads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1505593029042-3KSHDG3IT0ATTKKYHAHC/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing September 16-17, 2017 The Wall Street Journal The Off Duty Fall Fifty Sleep in a portaledge on a cliffside in Rocky Mountain National Park, to trekking on pristine federal forest lands in Utah with a crew of llama friends: outdoor suggestions in the OD Fall 50. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1501263437799-XPMS3IDXT9YNCQMBPN3Q/image-asset.jpeg Writing July 8-9, 2017 The Wall Street Journal Gear & Gadgets: A Shot of Tradition A feature story on whats trending in archery: handcrafted, more difficult to use, traditional wooden bows. Even with the engineering advances of modern compound bows, hunters and target archers are increasingly turning to these ancient designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1501268677031-D1VIWHZA9XSNFIE7HEC4/image-asset.jpeg Writing July 29-30, 2017 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Gear & Gadgets: For Adventurous Dogs: Furry canines are part of the family too! A quick look at a high tech and low tech piece of gear to keep the Fido safe and cool in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1501268758551-6TAKVN4NPDSMCOG0V8NL/image-asset.jpeg Writing Summer 2017, Jackson Hole Magazine The Skyline Trail: A history and highlights of new 6-mile bike and hike trail on US Forest Service land (Bridger-Teton National Forest). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1501263517131-2MCIDRRU09LUYTRRQRRW/image-asset.jpeg Writing June 29th, 2017 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Cover Feature A multi-author story on new ways to get out in the summer air and try out outdoor sports for novices (because running around in the fresh air and splashing around in open spaces means the best summer ever). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1501267718293-RAXGIL31V78IYQPUIU65/MtnOutaw_logo_250px.png Writing June 23, 2017 Mountain Outlaw/Explore Big Sky THE BILLION DOLLAR BET: A feature on the origins and development of the resort of Big Sky, Montana. With controversial origins in public/private land swaps and sensitive location within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, this series looks at development and growth issues including wildlife and environmental concerns, lack of civil engineering and government foresight (and oversight), housing, employment, and transportation issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1501263394422-3XQFSI3O1EV4WK0SDEA0/image-asset.jpeg Writing February 25-26, 2017 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Gear & Gadgets: Less Abominable Snowmobiles New technologies in two and four stroke engines and emissions, and more efficient body design by snowmobile companies make quieter, more powerful, and environmentally friendly snow machines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1501263736600-2YQLVGHEE52W5Q5S7KGJ/image-asset.jpeg Writing June 3-4, 2017 The Wall Street Journal Travel & Adventure: Scaling Grand Teton A first hand account of a climbing trip up one of American mountaineering's classic peaks: the Grand Teton in Grant Teton National Park, Wyoming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1484777174828-U9LZ0JF7JXZN3EE8UQJM/image-asset.jpeg Writing Winter 2017 A conversation with Teton Gravity Research's cinematographer and film editor, Jill Gareffi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1484772314887-0TGGFR63X3I8KG1W5OJS/image-asset.jpeg Writing January 14-15, 2017 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Gear & Gadgets Advances in safety technology for skiers and snowboarders on the accessories side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1484777293435-I0GCHH11LI9ZC8BE2RAC/image-asset.jpeg Writing Winter 2017 A feature story on visionary Colorado ski area and Alaska heli-ski operators, Jen and Aaron Brill, and their Alaskan operation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1484777241544-DRRI61RU9KR9J2BTR1U9/image-asset.jpeg Writing January 2017 A profile of backcountry skier and wolverine researcher Rebecca Watters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1478634594811-FJHLS59W58ZW03WPZ3VA/image-asset.jpeg Writing Volume Ten, Number Two A look into the world of eclectic ski bum, globe-trotting vagrant, humanitarian, and music festival logistal mastermind Sharif Zawaideh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1478635263659-8OZ6R900FJIFFL6E118W/IMG_1724.jpg Writing November 2016 A profile of ski mountaineering duo Janelle and Mark Smiley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1478634282764-GWOHYTJSH544A97T1CID/image-asset.jpeg Writing Freeskier Magazine 2017 Resort Guide Feature profile of skier Owen Leeper and his home mountain of Jackson Hole, WY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1478634515996-DPRORELXRIVDQOAITLSH/image-asset.jpeg Writing October 28-29, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Off Duty Travel & Adventure, The Lists Issue A short list of adrenaline-fueled adventure activities that your insurance might balk to cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1475952780787-7P46OZOSMS2JVAQZMO9T/image-asset.jpeg Writing October 8-9, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Tech: Gear & Gadgets Loathe the Great Outdoors? Off Duty cover feature with an essay by Alexandra Wolfe on getting out of the city, into nature, and what you need to make it happen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1474588421015-Y5CCP7VXJ9V2V3AWJPGC/image-asset.jpeg Writing September 17-18, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Gear & Gadgets: The Fall Fifity Because You Can Sway Coolly at Your Campsite: An examination of the hammock camping trend, how to do it and what you need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1474588383772-AJY276VLUE9F5GRFHGOB/image-asset.jpeg Writing August 6-7, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Off Duty Gear & Gadgets Effortlessly We Roll Along A Off Duty cover feature on new advances in mountain bike design that have made bikes more efficient and versatile, and in turn, making the sport accessible for more people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1474588534734-2ONLWUMF9WP4F4UZHKA1/image-asset.jpeg Writing September 17-18, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Off Duty Travel & Adventure: The Fall Fifty A quick look at Colorado's historic thermal resorts and undeveloped natural hot springs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1466441721250-IAJENM137UZFZKQ5ZWKK/image-asset.jpeg Writing June 18-19, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Off Duty Travel & Adventure 50 Ways to Beat the Heat Ski in the Chilean Andes; Jump in a lake in the Canadian Rockies; Take an ice bath in the Italian Alps; Summer snow in Zurich, and cold stones in Morocco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1466441754894-C7CI2JKELXMH23ML8QZ4/image-asset.jpeg Writing Summer 2016 Cover story interviews and profiles of three of six women and their stories of grief, love and loss in the mountains (co-written with Megan Michelson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1466539320513-08FK6J86U4W2VHHZ643R/image-asset.jpeg Writing Summer 2016 The growing culture of pushing personal athletic and mental limits in Jackson Hole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1466441870487-H6EZ2NSIO07TP4SCP6Y2/image-asset.jpeg Writing Summer 2016 The Business of Dude Ranching: the history, modern trends, and current state of affairs in the Jackson Hole valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1463673320942-NYG3HNBGM36LRIZTSG5A/image-asset.jpeg Writing March 2016 An essay that looks at whether the new safety gear available to backcountry skiers is actually increasing overall safety and decreasing injuries and accidents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1463674242238-NPD9HFXXBL7A2416KQVM/image-asset.jpeg Writing Backcountry Magazine, March 2016 A profile on Anchorage, AK-based Mountain Safety Logistics and the company role in ski movie safety and industry messages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1463673367111-2CWM6ZP14FF3DO46A1S3/image-asset.jpeg Writing Teton Gravity Research, February 14, 2016 Nine Types of Ski Town Relationships A tongue-in-cheek look at some stereotypical relationships unique to ski town culture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1463673274309-BBQ1AK2DMS6QNHYENJYZ/image-asset.jpeg Writing February 13-14, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Off Duty, Travel & Adventure No Perks, Please, We're Skiers. A story highlighting a few ski ares where the sport of skiing remains the star attraction over spas, real estate, and shopping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1452810478323-YVO1ETWN1KAHL4NWNOBH/image-asset.jpeg Writing January 2-3, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Off Duty. Travel & Adventure. Ready for the Hunt? A Getaway for First Time Hunters in Wyoming. A feature story about hunting the hard way - on horseback in the Wyoming wilderness, and what it means to hunt and eat meat in our modern world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1452809770398-MWXHVHRJPT1IDVTT7CEY/image-asset.jpeg Writing January 2016 The Skier's Gym A look at the Jackson Hole, Wyo., locals' secret for training for bigger objectives in the mountains: the town ski hill, Snow King Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1452809790990-HRCPLHG5CWM40LML3KMX/image-asset.jpeg Writing January 9-10, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Off Duty. Gear and Gadgets. A heated ski boot for intermediates from Salomon to beat the cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1452809871077-4BA3ZE5JD0K1FZYTOC4G/image-asset.jpeg Writing January 9-10, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Off Duty. Gear and Gadgets To Each His Own Custom Ski Are custom skis right for you? A look at the trend of hand-built, customized skis and three company profiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1449766040855-LSVTF5VKQT2E2MO6DYDB/image-asset.jpeg Writing December 2015 Forecast Ski Magazine (Issue 3!) An interview with the refreshing, opinionated barrier breaking big mountain phenom and skier Tatum Monod https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1449765636207-QWDG7L4QSQP8RO1C7INZ/image-asset.jpeg Writing December 12-13, 2015 The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Off Duty More Powder to You A look at some interesting new ways to take a ski trip around the globe, from Wyoming to Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1449417912688-K9CNUADGQIVCS5KHV146/image-asset.jpeg Writing December 2015 Feature story about a ski mountaineering exploration of Slovenia's fabled, off the beaten track Julian Alps. With friends Liza Sarytchev, Molly Baker, KT Miller as photographer, and a few Slovenian and Italian characters along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1449418084616-KDAGCD1BM7LYSNGEJL0Z/image-asset.jpeg Writing December 5-6, 2015 The Wall Street Journal, Weekend Edition, Off Duty 20 Odd Questions: Lindsey Vonn The celebrated Olympic downhill skier dishes on life, training, duct tape, and coffee in a down to earth interview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1447264069483-3LT56SP7FIWLQASFGEJS/image-asset.jpeg Writing November 2015 A conversation and profile of globe-trotting professional skier, guide, mountaineer and mother Jessica Baker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1447264157102-RJMLY7ANFSH0QQGAD5Z7/image-asset.jpeg Writing Lynsey Dyer reveals her motivations for testing the waters of reality television and the world of mainstream media https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1447263953075-KB1PQIZOCOBRRLMCAQ7Y/image-asset.jpeg Writing Volume Nine, No. Two A profile of Italian pro skier Giulia Monego https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1445138092279-IL7H0YRX1HG17ID2X3I6/WP_20151017_14_53_22_Pro.jpg Writing October 2015 The High Price of Powder: a tale of a deep powder and frigid temperatures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1442942078291-AHG6LE97Y4SFOOZI4DD6/image-asset.jpeg Writing September, 2015 MONOSKI FOREVER: Chamonix's Enduring Monoski Culture A feature, firsthand look at the thriving monoski culture in Chamonix, France, and its main characters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1438621921447-83VMRCHTC47YID4KSZNB/image-asset.jpeg Writing July 21, 2015: The Guardian Sports The World's Most Dangerous Triathlon Course Mountain sports enthusiasts in Jackson, WY, are putting a whole new spin on the idea of a three sport triathlon, including frigid lake waters and navigating fatal exposure in a three sport course https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1438622787360-DLRW79DU1GI8DQ0V4JCO/image-asset.jpeg Writing TetonGravity.com, July, 2015 A skid's guide to navigating the Andes from touchdown to the powder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430853426798-37LI9MAFPYPZWSRBX6UQ/image-asset.png Writing TetonGravity.com, April 2015 A visit to bare-bones skier hut in Schladming, Austria, for TGR's Base Camp Column https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430692875323-8KHRXN3K3JC61IGM4BYE/image-asset.jpeg Writing January 2015 That Guy: Diego Allolio: A profile of one of Argentina's most vocal proponents of avalanche education and responsible backcountry use, and the work he is doing on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430280210138-CH2ZTTODLL21ZNJNVV86/WSJ-Logo.jpg Writing Weekend Edition: Off Duty, Gear & Gadgets, December 20-21, 2014 Uphill Skiing, Explained: In search of fresh powder and an invigorating workout, enthusiasts are skiing uphill before zooming down. A look at the best gear for alpine touring An explanation of the sport and breakdown of gear with uphill skiing and downhill performance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430323016132-J1T3G16J4COV22DVNSNB/backcountry-magazine-issue-101-cover_grande.jpeg Writing December 2014 Photo Annual On Location: Jackson Hole, Wyoming: A Teton Bar Crawl from Jackson's Mangy Moose to Grand Targhee's Trap Bar The tale of a six-day backcountry ski mission and search for epic lines downgraded into a three day, 27-mile traverse of the Teton Range https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430610388312-WJIIVNDCUEBS8X8NFEXW/image-asset.png Writing December 2014 The details on AvaTech, a new avalanche information and snow science tool that may change the way in which the snow community analyzes and shares snowpack information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430694152127-5TX2MRJ31DG9F45TCXDC/image-asset.jpeg Writing Fall 2014 A informal chat for SBC about life, skiing, and goals with Candide Thovex over some beers in his hometown ski area of La Clusaz, France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430281911456-J2QHR08KE1SH3G298JKP/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition: Off Duty Tech, November 14-15, 2014 The New Breed of High Performance Wool Clothing: Long a tried-and-true textile for outdoor apparel, wool is getting engineered for higher performance A look into the resurgence of the American textile supply chain and the new opportunities for small, innovative companies - including entrepreneurial sheep ranchers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430315218207-9W3K8GFWNCNBYPNHZK67/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition: Off Duty, Travel & Adventure, November 1-2, 2014 Hard-to-Reach Hotels: These accommodations can only be reached on bike, horse or by foot, but they reward guests with tasty cuisine, plush beds and even better views. A look at five notable spots around the globe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430322769287-L0TUFPZ46J8WEDV9S6A2/image-asset.jpeg Writing October 2014 Travel Guide That Guy: Wild Bill: In the skin track with Bill Bowen, Jackson's naked, hard charging, freest spirit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430852801231-NSOE1HTMVPILF227IIW0/image-asset.png Writing TetonGravity.com, January 2015 A light-hearted guide to the history and the best step-by-step preparation for cleanly nailing the infamous Corbet's Coulior. With interviews and tips fro professional skiers and snowboarders, as well as tips from ski patrol . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430854480876-WPAURRX9H6T43JAUMN8Y/image-asset.png Writing Teton Gravity.com, May, 2015 A chat with the low key yet super-skilled ski mountaineer, photographer and Montana girl Kt Miller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430854116875-NAEQ2IPEOZ601T6GAQFE/image-asset.jpeg Writing Winter 2014-15 First person account of a multi-day trip to the Teton Range yurt system run by Rendevous Mountain Guides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430852872196-V7F9OMVXO737TKKZUV3U/image-asset.png Writing TetonGravity.com, November, 10 2014 A humorous, pull-no-punches review of selected ski town stereotypes, and the stereotypical ski bums that belong in each. Based on personal observations and other non-scientific research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430316694744-URZIIVNUC5VI7MGEUEOO/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition: Off Duty, Seasonal Guide, September 13-14, 2014 The Off Duty Fall 50: A write-up on Maven Optics, a Wyoming-based, high-quality custom binocular company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430316360786-SIDA63HI395A2YYU263V/image-asset.jpeg Writing Summer Issue, 2014 Dream Jobs: Profile of Victor, Idaho-based entrepreneur, skier, and dirt biker Kate Schade. Owner of Kate's Real Food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430324719143-5YXZQQQ9FI7GWEIOJ9FS/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition: Off Duty, Seasonal Guide, April 1-2, 2014 The Off Duty Spring 50: The Ratu Motu, a surfer's dream for hire in the shape of a massive, luxury break hunting boat in Indonesia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430766803946-540T80V3VDRX4IS202IS/image-asset.jpeg Writing Backcountry Magazine, February 2014 That Guy: Peter Linn: Skiing with taciturn cowboy, patroller, and ski mountaineer Pete Linn. Hot Spring: The best skier's hot spring ever, deep in an isolated Andean valley on the Chile/Argentina border, days from anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430339481996-YUAGKQAXW966G2A8XIL2/image-asset.jpeg Writing Backcountry Magazine January 2014 Norway: A feature story on the expansive Den Norske Turistforning (DNT) Association hut system in a backcountry skier's paradise of fjords and mountains. Women's Specific Gear: Necessity or Preference: A piece exploring whether the trend is science or just marketing hype https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430609594461-YAOFLG1ORJ4MEV6OCWCH/558055_10151870333079877_505921631_n.jpg Writing Freeskier Backcountry Issue, 2014 Profile of Canadian skier and guide Christina Lustenberger Huts: Insider contributions to a global guide on backcountry ski huts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430608999065-2I851K45QP1C8SWHMZVY/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition: Off Duty, Travel & Adventure, January 25-26, 2014 INSIDER'S GUIDE TO SANTIAGO, CHILE: Chile's booming capital offers up colonial architecture, impressive views and fresh fusion fare. Here's our travel guide on where to eat, sleep, drink and play in Santiago, Chile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430764643908-D7MIM1ZVAP8FTJRKFKKR/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition: Off Duty, Gear and Gadgets January 25-26, 2014 SNEAKERS THAT WERE BORN TO RUN ON ICE: Swedish shoe maker Icebug and its steel carbide-studded winter running shoes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430759159974-M44AQT4GK1WFFHGT748K/image-asset.jpeg Writing Skiing, The Photo Issue, October 2013 The Rise of the Female Pro: A look at the media, films, stories, and other work female athletes are doing to promote themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430763129623-RY8W9KROWBS2Y2T6EOPS/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition, Travel & Adventure, Off Duty, December 28-29, 2013 Classic Ski Lifts: A travel story on the charms of old, slow, chairlifts, and a round up of five worthy old lifts still running around North America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430768856450-KUH3DC1KIHU3HC0CLWN3/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition, Gear and Gadgets, Off Duty, November 16-17, 2013 The Best Bikes to Pedal in Snow: A look at the history, growing popularity and uses of ultra-fat-tired bikes in snow and sand, and on the street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430768665199-XIH2MF6KF4UY1PPUNE1J/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition: Gear and Gadgets, Off Duty, November 3-4, 2013 The Most Innovative Ski Gear of the Season: The best gear for all levels of skiers and snowboarders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430761368159-ZD08WLT3U6DYBZLQ34FX/image-asset.jpeg Writing Buyers Guide 2013 Gear write ups on new 2014 skis and boots from Powder Week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430762483691-I75361XSOH2GIQYSN2EB/image-asset.jpeg Writing Volume 7.1, Summer 2013 MIke Tierney: Feature profile of Jackson skier and artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430765966991-LHLXT2T9MQDJ4990GQFG/image-asset.jpeg Writing Volume 6.4, Photo Annual, 2013 Hankin Evelyn: A ski touring only ski area in northern British Columbia, outside the town of Smithers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430760249097-IMDRP2KAJYFHSYW9PXY3/image-asset.jpeg Writing Backcountry Edition, 2013 VIA Rail: The story of a backcountry exploration using Canada's whistle stop train lines through central and northen British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430859834028-RLHC8T5QMXA5K4XCI076/image-asset.png Writing ESPN X Games, April 2014 Catching up with Cody Barnhill, pro skier and star of Sweetgrass Productions 'Valhalla.' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430761319303-UZZC72U5BZR9A3KCJR8K/image-asset.jpeg Writing Volume 6.1, Summer 2012 The Great Disappearing Act: Feature profile on Kristen Ulmer, one of freeskiing's most talented female pioneers and biggest characters - until she vanished from the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430772452450-75MVO2DDVG1J94015G98/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition: Travel & Adventure, Off Duty, June 16-17, 2012 HIT THE SUMMER SLOPES: A guide to five once in a lifetime spots to ski in the (Northern Hemisphere) summer, from Chile to the Arctic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430768248477-9MKRVI28TCKAL743IOOD/image-asset.jpeg Writing Summer 2012 GLITZ IN THE SOUTHERN CONE: A tale of digress: Tempted by Argentina's incredible style and designers, finishing off a ski expedition with hunt to find a fabulous dress (after stashing 100-plus lbs of mountain gear in storage) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430770486604-CYKF0BSTIWTTEXFGZ7ZL/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition: Travel & Adventure, Off Duty, March 10-11, 2012 MIND OVER MOUNTAIN: Kristen Ulmer's Zen ski camp, Ski to Live, aims to make people better skiers by way of becoming better individuals. We tried out her three day camp at Alta, Utah to see what would happen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430772419013-5TNLVQ0QCO7MTBHGX0KD/image-asset.jpeg Writing Weekend Edition: Travel & Adventure, January 15-16, 2012 FRESH IN POWDER: A round-up of unusual and off the beaten path new offerings to shake up the winter-time ski vacation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430768155642-OHR5F35O6493IIX1XSIC/image-asset.jpeg Writing November 2012 HITCHER: Contributing to the 'bad' segment, a amusing tale of mishaps stemming from hitching a ride to Roger's Pass from Revelstoke with the worst ski and backcountry buddy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430768486725-SFIUS5I4FCC5RH56X7BL/image-asset.jpeg Writing 2013 Aspen's Apres Bike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430769616992-3YMW8DVVDWADVTVDA6X9/image-asset.jpeg Writing Volume 4.4, Summer 2011 CAUGHT PANTS DOWN, IN THE ARGENTINE BACKCOUNTRY: Ever had a bad day skiing? Not like this. The comical first person tale of a solo tour ski tour outside of Caviahue, Neuquen, gone disastrously, mortifyingly wrong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430771458913-117AKI8BEMDHL1WL50H6/Scan%2B01.jpg Writing November 2010 TETON PASS AMBASSADOR: After controversy dissolves, Jay Pistono reeducates Teton Pass users https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430769532745-915IENNTF1NP71RRR5TE/image-asset.jpeg Writing Volume 3.4, Summer 2010 ANDES: The introduction to the Andes mountain segment, one of five sections of the photo book SWIFT SILENT DEEP: The story of the movie on the Jackson Hole Hole Force, with interviews and history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430769670058-LNER2CDV0L0EC7FX19I3/image-asset.jpeg Writing Volume 3.2, Fall 2009 NO HAY NIEVE: A gallivanting hunt ruled on faith in a myth, word of mouth, a (once a week) local bus, gaucho horses, and skintracks to find a remote stone hut, hot springs, and two reclusive professional French snowboarders deep in the Andean backcountry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430934560522-DDLA9E6XERSXCQQFH87E/image-asset.png Writing Teton Gravity, March 14, 2013 Everyone is always talking about the usual ski bum jobs: ski or rental tech, bartender, ski schooler, but mini-skirted apres-ski cocktail waitress is unique among the skid jobs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430779973184-EQDDAI73RXVGES1JFGUK/image-asset.jpeg Writing February 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430861335021-BA76Y4EO32MD5Q4V8CF4/image-asset.png Writing ESPN, November 11, 2011 A high profile homicide case sheds light on the little-known but serious consequences tied to experience and liability for groups of backcountry skiers under European law https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430769737379-VHZ1BADYAP7EJS7J61GA/image-asset.jpeg Writing October 2009 RAGS TO RICHES: Jackson Hole's new tram and persistent, dirtbag culture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430861472450-KTU8FMO0CMQ5IIR8RUQQ/image-asset.png Writing ESPN, June 24, 2014 Gulia Monego on becoming an IFMGA guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430935041885-AZAECGSMTE9FOZYGVM3C/image-asset.png Writing ESPN, March 5, 2012 Yurting in the Tetons with Eric 'Hoji' Hjorleifson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430862187217-20Y79K7D5I36YDKKTBGR/image-asset.png Writing ESPN, August 31, 2011 Talking with Rory Bushfield about skiing, flying, Hollywood and the late Sarah Burke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430780145449-JLY452EADX4UP0JJ0LV0/image-asset.jpeg Writing Winter 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/1430771758189-BGDFNP61P1JWKUF2D3ZU/image-asset.jpeg Writing Summer 2010 RISKY BUSINESS: Story on female athletes, risk of blood clots and birth control: who might be at risk, why, and what methods are riskier than others, especially for endurance athletes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54597046e4b05115df2c9f7a/0e6b03cb-9e97-40eb-b830-2b8d0eeaefd0/Screen+Shot+2024-07-27+at+9.16.45+AM.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.brigidmander.com/test-page-iii daily 0.75 2015-04-25