Month: January 2022

I was atop 5,392-foot Cascade Pass, in Washington’s North Cascades, when I saw it happen. A hiker stepped up to the edge of the viewpoint, camera in hand, and squinted through the viewfinder. When the framing wasn’t quite up to her standards, she decided to move a few steps to the left, where no trees
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If there’s one state that’s synonymous with skiing, it’s Colorado. Home to over 30 ski resorts big and small, the Centennial State has options for everyone, from the destination mega resorts with massive hotels at their bases to quaint, independent ski areas that still welcome school groups and dole out complementary passes to seniors. Related:
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Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. As runners, we often hear about the importance of strength training as an integral adjunct to all the miles we run, whether on the roads, trails, track, or treadmill. Strength training, or resistance training, increases the strength in your muscles, bones, and connective
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Sun Valley is this country’s original destination ski resort—which means it pretty much invented the American ski vacation.  It all started when railroad magnate Averell Harriman, inspired by the ski resorts so prevalent in the Alps, had a dream to create a luxurious, Alpine-inspired destination resort in the United States. So, in 1936, armed with
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Ah, les voyageurs, short on height but legendarily long on suffering and strength. What of those happy-go-lucky little gnomes chanson-ing across the country, paddling 60 strokes a minute and tumping two 80-pound packs across freshly chewed goat paths, their bowels pushing through rotting abdominal walls. Behind their cheerfully colored ceinture fléchée, how tough were the
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