SKIING/SNOWBOARDING

photos: Mike Basher When it comes to outfitting the shredders of tomorrow with the gear they need today, features, fit, and price point are paramount. Mini boarders enjoy their time in the mountains even more when they are warm, comfortable, and can see clearly, fully benefiting from youthful iterations on the tech and features that

Living in a mountain town as a seasonal worker is to accept a life of unrequited love. The sparkle of morning light on freshly fallen snow will enchant even the most stonyhearted local, but after you shovel out and head toward the hill, it’s impossible not to notice moving trucks are everywhere and eviction notices

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. All across the country, resorts have been working hard to bolster their offerings and to fix systemic issues, from addressing long lift lines and the mountain-town housing shortage to investing in renewable energy. With the proper precautions, there are more reasons than ever to

Deep powdery snow, sunny skies, relaxed vibes, exciting nightlife options and plenty of delicious food make Reno Tahoe the ideal hub for skiers, mountain enthusiasts and travelers everywhere. With so many ski resorts you’ll need two hands to count them—all covered in some of the best snow you’ll find on the planet—there’s ski terrain for

words and photos: Mike Basher 686 x NASA Exploration Coverall Black and Decker, Hall and Oates, Ben and Jerry, Amazon and Prime…there have been so many iconic collaborations throughout history which have enriched our lives in one way or another. Unless you’ve been living under a moon rock, you probably know that 686 has teamed

With all of the Olympic qualifiers on U.S. snow finished for the season, there is still some mystery around who will be representing the United States next month in Beijing. With a good amount of spots officially named, there seems to be a handful left that will be decided this week and with results from

And we couldn’t be happier to have the Icelandic force of nature back on our screen. Anything that Halldor delivers is going to be good and KOZY is a look at what he and friends stacked during a winter at home. Along with his brother Eiki and friends Birkir Georgsson and Rúnar Hjörleifsson, Halldor found

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. Ever been on a lift that carries you right through the frigid blast of a snowmaking gun? It’s not fun, but it’s not nearly as unenjoyable as what happened at N.C.’s Beech Mountain Resort this past weekend. On Friday, Jan. 7, a skier

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. When Jay Pistono started asking other skiers to pick up after their dogs on Teton Pass in the ’80s, it wasn’t because it was his job. It was because he thought it was the right thing to do. “It was so disorganized up

The winds subsided at Mammoth today and slopestyle finals went down under blue skies. Jamie Anderson put down her first-ever cab double ten in competition to win the women’s event, while Red Gerard went back twelve to switch back sixteen to take the win in the Unbound course. Red Gerard is on a tear, winning

The momentum of the Japanese contingent continued at the US Grand Prix at Mammoth on Saturday, with four out of the six podiums spots clinched by Ayumu Hirano (first place, men’s), Ruka Hirano (second place, men’s), and first and third on the women’s side going to sisters Ruki and Sena Tomita, respectively. Germany’s Andre Hoeflich

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. The year 2001 was a good year to be Jonny Moseley. A gold medal in men’s moguls at the most recent Winter Olympics, in Japan in 1998; silver at the Winter X-Games’ Big Air the next year; film segments with heavyweights like Warren

If you think Aspen is synonymous with “unattainable,” you wouldn’t be the only one. After all, that’s how the media consistently frames the place, showing celebs and politicians in their Bogner and Kjus. While you can certainly have that experience, what most people don’t know is that there’s a whole other side to this party-hearty

Women’s slopestyle and halfpipe qualifiers went down on January 6, 2022 at Mammoth Mountain for the final Olympic qualifier for the US team, the Toyota US Grand Prix. Men’s qualies were postponed due to wind and are scheduled to happen today (photos of men’s slope are from practice). This is the last qualifier for the

There was a hot new booth at the winter trade shows in January 2020. Avametrix, a small, Idaho-based company working with a radar engineer from Kansas, was introducing its AvyScanner device as “the world’s first pocket avalanche predictor.” “If you want to spend less time digging snow pits and worrying about spatial variability and more

Arbor Snowboards has added Stefi Luxton to their team, a big pick up considering Stefi’s got wicked style and is not only one of snowboarding’s finest handplanters, but is smooth and deft on all terrain. From park jumps to backcountry lines and natural hits, the Mammoth Mountain local does it all and we can’t wait