Aaron Hartz, an Oregon-based ski guide, fuses his ski guide credentials with a passion for science. He’s building a career assisting with safety and data collection in some remote locations.

When does next year begin? Alex Lee offers 7 ways to link snow years including hydrological cycles, winter tire changeover, the rule of ablation and more.

Trip report from a summer hike on Mount Baker’s Easton Glacier to cool off and escape wildfire smoke.

Landscapes shift when free of snow. Features morph: become larger and smaller, more or less ominous. A ravine we call a death trap is flooded with delicate purple petals.

Skiing the Crestone Peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the early days.

Interview with Scott Rinckenberger who, along with Trevor Kostanisch, was the first to ski Washington state’s five volcanoes in five days.

Homage to the Sisters, Mount Bachelor and Broken top and the lessons they teach father and son about parenting and skiing.

Reflection on the many gifts offered through ski touring and exploring high peaks in the backcountry.

Interview with Rea Kolbl who set a women’s ski mountaineering vertical record of 55,045 feet in 24 hours on March 13, 2021.

Visit to Bluebird Backcountry in northern Colorado, the only backcountry ski area in the US that offers ski touring, avalanche safety classes and guiding.