SKIING/SNOWBOARDING

“At Culture Shifters, we leaned unto each other and stopped waiting for the industry.” words: Joe Kanzangu “It’s nice to see some color up here,” a random, older white woman says, nudging me as I’m snowboarding with friends on one of our yearly fellas trips. That was in 2018. At the time, I didn’t know

A beautifully articulated look at the idea of fear that all action sports athletes are faced with, as well as a look into some of Kimmy’s experiences that have shaped her. Originally appearing in print Volume 19, issue 2.  words: Kimmy Fasani, photos: Blatt I’m holding my mom’s hand. It’s limp and still warm. This

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Former Olympic racer and iconic big mountain skier Jeremy Nobis was found unresponsive in his Cedar City, Utah jail cell on April 19. The 52-year-old was awaiting sentencing on his latest DUI charge,

The whole crew met up in Utah, got out the handy cam, and filmed a few clips from their team trip. Sam Klein, Gibby Corcoran, Emily O’Connor and Jack Harris spent time from Salt Lake City to St. George for the past week between Cheddar Stop tours and filming for their latest project to make a

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Doing right by the planet can make you happier, healthier, and—yes—wealthier. Outside’s Head of Sustainability, Kristin Hostetter, explores small lifestyle tweaks that can make a big impact. Write to her at climateneutral-ish@outsideinc.com. The

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. For a ski area, Utah’s Powder Mountain has one of the more unusual trajectories. It was founded in 1972 by local doctor Alvin Cobabe as a small ski area with lots of snow

words and photos: Mary T. Walsh In the first two weeks of April, Jess Kimura and Sharalee Hazen were posted up in North Lake Tahoe, grinding out last minute details: refining park plans, putting together branding, smoothing out logistics and communications, and preparing giant checks for dolling out 40,000 dollars. Ben Bilocq had also made

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. You’ve probably heard by now that some ski resorts are staying open longer than usual. If you’re considering a late-spring, or even summer, ski vacation—after all, what’s cooler than skiing in June?—keep reading.

Following the final CORE Nation event of the season, supported by Smith and evo, we caught up with Erik Elon. Barrier to entry and access to sport is an increasingly popular topic in the snow industry. We all have our own story on how we got here, or how we continue to stay on snow,

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Winter might be winding down—in most places, anyway—but end-of-winter gear sales are in full swing, which means it’s a good time to score a deal on something you’ve been eyeing from our 2023

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. ICYMI: Donny Pelletier Wins Pain McShlonkey! East meets West: Donny Pelletier wins Pain McShlonkeyMaine’s Moxie-slugging, mogul-slaying caricature put California on notice this week by not only entering Tahoe’s Pain McShlonkey on handbuilt snowlerblades,

words and photos: Mary T. Walsh As Jess Kimura trust-falled into a crowd of eager and accepting hands, the first day of the first-ever Uninvited Invitational kicked off at Boreal Mountain. Jess and event co-founder/behind-the-scenes producer extraordinaire Sharalee Hazen have been putting their blood, sweat, and tears into this event and the collective dreams of

Spring has sprung, and it has sprung in the sweetest of ways. With continuous, deep snowfall in many Ikon Pass destinations across North America, the season of spring plays a huge part in the mountain-minded passions of the Ikon Pass community. New growth and the opportunity to save big bucks combine with stoke for the

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Ikon fam, time to put Alaska on your go list. The multi-resort pass owned by Alterra Mountain Company announced today that Alyeska, Alaska’s biggest ski resort will join the Ikon Pass for the

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. As much as we dread the inevitable winding down of the ski season here at SKI, we do look forward to April for other reasons: deck beers, goggle tans, dual skiing-biking outings …

It got to a point that it wasn’t feeling therapeutic to push myself in a dangerous way. Perspective: Nils MindnichThis originally appeared in Fear Feature, issue 19.2. FEAR IS LIKE A VERY POWERFUL COMPASS THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A LOT OF THE DECISIONS THAT I MAKE WHEN I SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. When I’m in a backcountry