Personal hardship led Julie McGuire to backcountry skiing. This winter she became the third person and first woman to ski all 33 of the Catskill Mountains’ High Peaks.
Required Reading: Greg Hill’s I Could Die at Any Moment
Legendary skier Greg Hill’s memoir, I Could Die at Any Moment contemplates the inherent risk of spending a life in the mountains.
Time Slides
In this Editor’s Note from our 2025 Photo Annual, Greta Close flips through her dad’s old photos. It’s a Tuesday night in October, and I’m home from Washington. Since he used to live in the Cascades, Dad’s putting on a slideshow. There’s an image on the screen: Two parallel tracks overlay fresh, white, wind-drifted dollops […]
Required Reading: Louis Dawson’s Avalanche Dreams
Esteemed mountaineer Louis “Lou” Dawson’s memoir, Avalanche Dreams, is required reading for any backcountry enthusiast.
Mountain Communities Respond to Hurricane Helene
After Hurricane Helene, ski towns in the American Southeast have come together to recover from environmental disaster.
Totality Film Premier
On December 7, 2024, the short ski film Totality will be premiering at the J Skis headquarters in Burlington, Vermont.
Telemark pioneer Paul Parker dies at 71
Backcountry and telemark skiing pioneer Paul Parker died Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, after a battle with cancer.
Hiring freeze puts avalanche forecasters in a bind
A recent Forest Service hiring freeze leaves the backcountry community concerned about avalanche centers’ bandwidths this coming winter.
Girl Winter: A New Film Tour Celebrates Women in Skiing
A new film tour, Girl Winter, is now showing across the country. The tour features six short films created by and starring women.
The Road to 3 Million
First Noah Dines fell in love with skiing. Then, he decided to ski 3 million vertical feet in a year. At just over 2.5 million vertical feet skied, he’s broken the previous record and he’s on track to hit his goal in the next few months.
