On Tuesday, Feb. 13, the world lost beloved, legendary ski mountaineer Kasha Rigby. But her impact extended far beyond the mountains.
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MR. & MRS. SMART
Being a mountain guide in Chamonix, France can be as romantic as it sounds, but it’s also hard on the mind and taxing on the body. And romance and fatigue usually don’t go together. So what if your lover is also a guide? Maybe your business partner, too? Meet Miles and Elizabeth Smart. They can get you into some of the hairiest places on the planet. And they share socks.
Gearbox: 2024 Beacons
From user-friendly to professional-level, these beacons have you and your backcountry needs covered. Find the right transceiver for you.
Old Gal Powder: Thirty-Six Years of Friendship, Exploration and Skiing
From the peaks of the Himalaya to the office of Exum Mountain Guides in Jackson, Wyoming, Jane Gallie and Margo Krisjansons have formed a bond that stretches back decades. According to lead Exum guide Jess Baker, “They’re the glue that holds Exum together.”
Till Death Do Us Part: Hadley Hammer’s Journey of Love and Loss in the Mountains
It took 178 days for pro skier Hadley Hammer to fall madly in love with Austrian alpinist David Lama. It took one day to lose it all. The mountains brought them together, ripped them apart and carried her back from the gutter of grief.
Mountain Skills: The “Hell yes, or no way” approach to terrain management
Heading into the winter is a good time for professionals and recreators to re-evaluate their decision-making tactics. At the Wyoming Snow and Avalanche Workshop last month, speakers considered whether the larger backcountry community assimilates too much danger in its daily practices.
Overexposure: Chad Sayers’s Life in La Grave
In the La Grave chapter of Chad Sayer’s new book, Overexposure: A story about a skier, Sayers experiments with just how close to the edge he can live before falling off of it.
New Hights: Snowboarder Elena Hight trades halfpipes for high peaks
At the age of six, Elena Hight traded sunny beaches of Hawaii for snow when her family relocated to Lake Tahoe, California. “My dad was a surfer his whole life, so the first thing he did when we moved to the mountains was teach us all how to snowboard,” says Hight, who joined the professional competition circuit via the halfpipe at age 13. Since then, Hight has reached the highest stages of snowboarding, including two Olympic Games, a Winter X Games superpipe gold and becoming the first snowboarder to land a double backside alley-oop rodeo during a halfpipe competition. After retiring from the competition scene in 2018, Hight refocused her energy into exploring the world of backcountry freeriding.
Former U.S. Ski Team member Sophia Schwartz on Becoming a Jack of All Trades
Former U.S. Ski Team member Sophia Schwartz is all about setting goals. It used to be going to the Olympics for moguls, but after narrowly missing out on making the Olympic team in 2014, she’s pivoted and sought out new, diverse goals. This past season, that included landing a double backflip, skiing Wyoming’s Grand Teton […]
Skintrack Sketches: Skiing, art and loss through the eyes of Sandra Fransson
Hailing from the town of Lulela in Swedish Lapland, Sandra Fransson has been shaped by mountains. From ski instructing in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains to chasing winter in the Australian Alps and painting summits and slopes across the globe, she’s chased winter for work and pleasure.
