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TOM WALLISCH
For over 15 years, Tom Wallisch has been the benchmark for style in freeskiing. From his earliest East Coast park edits to the X Games podium to a new era in freeski filmmaking, The North Face athlete has helped bring...
Straight Line
Avy Dogs Start 'Em Young
It’s a hot summer morning at Alta, UT—idle chairlifts, parked snowcats, and wildflowers in bloom on now-verdant ski runs. Dozens of dogs gather in a large circle at the base of the Albion chair—mostly labs with some Weimaraners in the...
Crux
FIND A WAY
It was my birthday. The date had snuck up on me so fast that I’d nearly forgotten about the streak. For the past few years, I’d made it a point to go skiing on November 15—a luxury, I recognize, but...
Culture
Stay Golden
Michelle Parker was 17 years old when she got her big break. A former racer who’d turned to freeskiing contests at 15, Parker was invited to appear alongside her idols in Freeskier’s 2004 “Women of Freeskiing” issue. The exposure could...
Crux
GUINEA PIG
Every crew has one. Whether attempting a black diamond for the first time or speed-checking the road gap, there’s always the first to drop, send or otherwise attempt the once-unattainable. And while there are many names for this O’brazen One,...
Culture
The Snowcat Doctor
It’s mid-summer in Salt Lake City, UT and the heat is oppressive. Dan Gates sweats as he wrenches on a 1979 Thiokol Imp Snowcat, the smells of engine oil, axle grease, and diesel fuel thick in the air of his...
Interview
It Ain't Over Yet
Lifts may be shutting down, but no one told Brooks Curran. Or, at least, he’s not trying to hear it. For the last few years, the Vermont-based pro has made a name for himself when the goods go bad, connecting...
Interactive Feature
Mt. Baker Ski Area 2020-21
View Interactive Feature Boots? Check. Jacket? Yup. Worries? Leave those at the door. We’re headed to Mt. Baker. During times of challenging uncertainty, it’s hard to imagine a better escape than the mountains. Skiers and snowboarders’ collective experience has consistently...
Yodel
Short Hills, Hot Laps
The ski club bus sat idling in the Bittersweet parking lot for five hours. The driver read mystery novels. We lapped a burner of a run called Hawthorne. 200 feet of pure Michigan vert, wide as a football field, and...
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Vasu Sojitra
The ink is only a few months dry on Vasu Sojitra’s first tattoo. Black lines carve a striking form against his chestnut-brown skin, etching an intricate five-inch lotus mandala in mehndi design. A nod to Vasu’s Indian heritage, the piece’s...