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...
Culture|Rewind
Skiboarding: A Eulogy
In a spread eagle world, Mike Nick was throwing 720s. Nick had just topped the Winter X Games podium for the debut of skiboard slopestyle, and it was clear to everybody watching the event on TV: this sport was unlike...
Photo Essay
Giving a Huck
A huck differs from any other form of gravity-defying travel. A flawless Hugo Harrison stomp in the middle of an Alaskan line or a Bobby Brown’ed switch double 1440 over a 120-foot table top are by no means hucks. A...
Culture|Interview
Caroline Gleich Talks Adventure and Activism
The last few years have been big for Caroline Gleich. In 2017, she finished her five-year project of becoming the first woman to ski all 90 lines in The Chuting Gallery, Andrew McLean’s famous guidebook of the steepest lines in...
Profile
Keepin' On with Jackie Paaso
Jackie Paaso has lived it all on the Freeride World Tour. From podiums and injuries, to near defeats and comebacks, the Bethel, Maine native has ridden a decade of ups and downs on the FWT. She even met her partner,...
Interview
Rainer Hertrich's Endless Winter
To ski every day for over eight years, Rainer Hertrich sacrificed a lot. He put aside relationships, and pushed through injuries. He even took midnight runs on travel days to make the flight from northern to southern hemisphere without missing...
Culture
Zen and the Art of Ski Maintenance
The edge, my friend. That is all you need to worry about—the tiny sliver between doom and grace. That place at which a point is made, where two surfaces converge. For now, think only of that. Think of the samurai,...
Interactive Feature
MT. BAKER 2019-2020 SEASON RECAP
View interactive feature Mt. Baker is a family affair. Of course, there’s Duncan, Gwyn and Amy Howat steering the ship with their mantra of culture over cash. But it’s much deeper than that. I first visited the hill sometime in...