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The Classics: Backcountry Skiing, Mt. Baker
Loading ...In the Pacific Northwest, the dreams of skiers and snowboarders are filled with the face shots and untracked lines of Washington’s Mount Baker and its surrounding Sidecountry. In this first post from our series on The Classics, Outdoor Research rippers Zack Giffin, Molly Baker and Chris Tretwold tear up the bottomless Mount Baker snow.
Santi Sabe
Loading ...“There are no ski bums in Argentina. They just don’t exist.” So, the preface had been set, as told by Argentine skier, Santiago Guzman. This was the first night he stayed with us in Glacier. The first of twelve nights of ski bumming.
The Path to Ski Liberation
Loading ...Molly in Freeskiers Women's Annual
The Art of Powism….Powism is a philosophy derived from the eccentric milieu of ski towns and life in the mountains. The notion was contrived as a byproduct of skiing daily and the blessings ensued. It is not so much a religion, as it is a set of principles, which can be [...]
Festivus
Loading ...Skiing together has become a tradition for Zack and his family, though this year, things were a bit different…This year in celebration of Festivus, he takes us along for some sweet turns.
Something About May Days…
Loading ...Four days of glory in early May, 2010. Zack Giffin films friends in and around Mt. Baker, WA.
Falling in Love on the Shuskan Arm
Loading ...It’s true, love comes in all shapes and forms. Of the many parts of this world I love, one of them is about 1,000 vertical feet, adorned with a few cliffs, and so close to the ski area boundary that I can count the number of people coming up the lifts. It is the first [...]
Lunch Trays and Ice Axes
Loading ...Jason offers Sarah a hand crossing one of many rivers.
Back in college when snow dumped in Bellingham, we would stealthily conceal dining hall trays under our big winter coats and, sneaky-like, tip-toe them out. If you haven’t tried it yet, a plastic lunch tray makes a fantastic sled for flying fast down any slope, gradual [...]
