Culture
Ski-In, Skiers Out? The Struggle to House Skiing’s Workforce
A slopeside room on the cheap is a ski bum equivalent of the American Dream, though an increasingly elusive one. High costs of living in mountain towns is nothing new, but other challenges—like the lack of available housing inventory and...
Profile
Logan Pehota
This April, Logan Pehota bought his first dirt bike. Within a month, he was leading his local pack on some of the gnarliest trails in British Columbia—weighting his foot pegs like a seasoned pro while jumping every hip and tranny...
Yodel
Once in a Lifetime: Street Skiers Descend on Spain
Jonás Bel was a few blocks from his apartment when he heard the unmistakable sound of skis cutting across frozen granular. It had to be a mistake, right? This was Madrid, the landlocked Spanish capital far from anything worth skiing,...
Interview
Catching Up With McKenna Peterson
Fishing boat captain by summer and pro skier by winter, McKenna Peterson finds balance between the two distinct aspects of her life. Despite minimal early season snow at her home in Sun Valley, the 33-year-old is still logging days and...
Culture
Out the Gate: Avalanche Safety in the Age of COVID
Editor’s note: On Saturday, February 6, an avalanche in Utah’s Millcreek Canyon buried seven backcountry skiers. Four of them died, making the incident the deadliest avalanche in Utah since 1992. In total, the mountain community lost 15 people to avalanches...
Culture
Home is Where You Park it
For a lot of us, our vehicle is a whole lot more than just a ride to and from the mountain. A ski rig can be a safe-haven from the cold, a mobile kitchen to avoid ponying up $15 for...
Yodel
The Powder Pig
“If there wasn’t powder, I probably would quit skiing,” says my 78-year-old neighbor Curtis Thompson as he carries his skis downstairs onto the cabin’s wraparound deck. “For me, it’s that thrill when you can’t feel the bottom. It’s hard to...
Adventure
Tajik Dream
Curling west off the mighty Himalaya, Tajikistan’s snow-cloaked Pamir Mountains exist in relative obscurity. Reaching higher than 25,000 feet, they stand at elevations comparable to the world’s tallest range, yet, perhaps due to an absence of English guidebooks and documented...
Video Exclusive
Into the Deep with Tom Wallisch and Maggie Voisin
They say it’s just a little deeper in Terrace, BC. After a strong February storm cycle swept across British Columbia’s Interior and Coast ranges, TSKJ Photo Editor Andrew Marshall linked up with Maggie Voisin, Tom Wallisch, and cinematographer AJ Dakoulas...
Interactive Feature
Mt. Baker Opening Days 2020
View interactive Feature “It’s science, but it’s not rocket science.” Gwyn Howat, the CEO of Mt. Baker Ski Area, addressed the crowd. “We’ve been working for two months to get here. Our ability to operate is reliant upon you.” She...
Adventure|Interview
Bird Gets Steep in the Cascades
The arrival of COVID-19 this spring effectively kiboshed the final third of the Northern Hemisphere’s ski season in 2020, a period usually characterized by stable snowpack and ambitious projects in the mountains. Trips were cancelled, expeditions evaporated overnight, and dreams...
Locale
The Definition of Happiness at Island Lake Lodge
“Would your ten years ago self be happy with where you’re at in life, right now?” Conor Pelton took me by surprise with the question. It may have been New Year’s Eve, but it hadn’t really dawned on me yet...