Locale
Room to Breathe at Powder Mountain
A friendly giant by the name of John Burrows greets me at the base of Powder Mountain, UT. Six-foot-something and impossible to miss in his bright blue jacket, it’s easy to see why he’s been tapped as the ambassador for the...
Core Creators
Mattias Fredriksson’s Timeless Pursuit
Every time I talk to Mattias Fredriksson I learn something new. It might be a ski resort I’ve never heard of, an underground athlete who’s been quietly crushing, a care I have to visit in western Norway, or a quiet...
Straight Line
Madison Rose Ostergren's Creative Outlet
Madison Rose Ostergren goes 110% on most things. Often, it means skiing downhill at mach speeds or linking together big lines in Grand Teton National Park, WY. But most recently, it meant recording an entire album, “Good Enough For the Guys...
Photo Essay
Super Sessions
Summer skiing on Mt. Hood, OR, has been a tradition since Timberline launched summer operations in 1956. Back then, the bright-orange Tucker Sno-Cat shuttled skiers up the glacier until the Palmer chairlift opened in 1978, making nearly year-round turns accessible...
Media Review
Wade McKoy's Arc of Skiing
Few photographers have had an impact on the history of a ski area like Wade McKoy has had on Jackson Hole. McKoy moved to Jackson, WY in the winter of 1974, a 23-year-old from the deep south who’d just learned...
Event
Collaborative Energy at Natural Selection Ski
Twelve athletes spent two weeks in the Alaska Range for the first ever Natural Selection Ski. Photo: Chad Chomlack/Natural Selection Priority 1 is not for the faint of heart. The steep, spine-riddled face in the heart of the Alaska Range...
Travel
The Central Idaho Hat Trick
I rise before the sun at Tamarack Resort, a ritzy ski area in central Idaho’s Payatte River Mountains. My body must still be on East Coast time. It’s dry here. My partner, Isabel, and I are visiting from New York...
New Favorite Person
Hansi Bjarkøy’s Home Roots
Hansi Bjarkøy didn’t learn to ski until his 20s, but watching him carve high speed turns past us in western Norway’s Hurungane mountains, you wouldn’t know it. It was early February, and a dry spell had hit most of Norway...
Locale
The K3 Powder Factory
“If you ski where I ski, you’re probably going to have a good time,” Todd Craig said with a subtle grin before he disappeared into the trees. If it was anyone else who’d said it, I’d be skeptical. But Todd...
Core Creators
Alex Zimmerman's Unmatched Enthusiasm
A sunny springtime shoot on Mount Hood, OR, Alex Zimmerman's backyard and favorite spot to tour. Photo: Zach Joseph Editor’s Note: Core Creators shines a light on the writers, photographers and artists who contribute to The Ski Journal. While we...
Straight Line
It’s Called Shredding
Miles Wallace looks out at a real-life Valhalla. “Watch out for the rugged nuggets,” our guide, Josh, called up on the radio. If it was run one, we might have hesitated. But it was almost the end of two full...
Interview
Young Buck Energy
Krystin Norman lays one out while filming for Young Bucks at Crystal Mountain, WA. Pushing each other to progress on skis is what initially bonded Krystin and Delilah Cupp. Photo: Eric Sales Sometimes you meet someone and things just click....