Jussi Oksanen Snowboarding on an Otherworldly Glacier in New Zealand –...
Snowboarder Jussi Oksansen in New Zealand. Photograph by Jeff Curtes “Jussi is a pure freestyler, a fantastic jumper, and a really good and stylish jibber,” says photographer Jeff Curtes of shooting...
View ArticleSkiing: The Great Canadian Ski Road Trip of 2012 – Revelstoke and Kicking...
Heli-skiing in British Columbia, Canada; Photograph by Aaron Teasdale Writer Aaron Teasdale also wrote our World’s Best Ski Towns 2012 story. When winter fails to deliver the goods in the American...
View ArticleSkiing: The Great Canadian Ski Road Trip of 2012 #2 — Banff’s Lake Louise,...
Photograph by Aaron Teasdale The Japanese women appeared suddenly, smiling with their cameras and saying “excooz me” while I buckled my ski boots at the base of the Lake Louise ski area. Assuming they...
View ArticleSkiing: The Great Canadian Road Trip of 2012 – Part #3 – Fernie, B.C.
Photograph by Aaron Teasdale In our ongoing effort to jam as much skiing as humanly possible into our Canadian skiing odyssey, we jumped in the car and started driving as soon as we finished skiing at...
View ArticleOIA: Why We Need Adventure
Heli-skiing British Columbia, Canada. Photograph courtesy Avery Stonich Editor’s Note: Today we are launching a new blog column with Outdoor Industry Association. Avery Stonich will be weighing in on...
View ArticleUltimate Adventure Bucket List: Top Athletes’ Dream Trips
Climber Nalle Hukkataival scales the Taipan Wall in Victoria, Australia; Photograph by Keith Ladzinski Earlier this year, we asked 20 of the world’s best athletes and explorers to advise us on the top...
View ArticleKayaker Ben Marr Paddles With Fire – Must-Watch Video
OF SOULS + WATER: THE SHAPESHIFTER from NRS Films on Vimeo. Meet legendary whitewater kayaker Ben Marr as he paddles the upper reaches of Quebec, pushing to new levels. And just wait until you seem...
View ArticleBehind the Shot: Photographer Jordan Manley’s Tyrolean Traverse Kayaking Shoot
Kayaker John Irvine paddles the Seymour River in North Vancouver, British Columbia. In this interview, photographer Jordan Manley explains how he got the shot. See more photos like these in our Extreme...
View ArticleMountain Biking Legendary Retallack Lodge’s Extraordinary New Trails (Photos)
Andrew Whiteford, Eric Porter and Carston Oliver drop into "Monster;" Photograph by Chad Spector I have to confess that I’ve been smitten with this place for nearly 12 years. It was love at first...
View ArticleValhalla Film Preview: Ski Filmmaker Nick Waggoner on Finding Freedom
A skier in interior British Columbia, Canada; Photograph courtesy Sweetgrass Productions Sweetgrass Productions director Nick Waggoner was named one of our 2012 Adventurers of the Year for Solitaire, a...
View ArticleHeli-Skiing With CMH, British Columbia – Stop #2 on the Powder Highway Road Trip
See Dispatch #1: Sun Valley, Idaho The snowy roads twist and wind as we travel through the southeastern corner of British Columbia in our Outside Van, a mini motor home equipped with all the amenities...
View ArticlePowder Highway Road Trip – Stop #4 – Eagle Pass Heli, BC (Photos +Video)
The Powder Highway provides over 50 different mountain operators (including eight alpine resorts, nine heli-ski tenures, 16 snowcat zones, and 21 back country outfitters) making it difficult to choose...
View ArticleAdventure on the Big Screen—The Banff Mountain Film Fest Tour
“You shouldn’t have to convince people to go to paradise, but if I could go to paradise without dying and see all that is there, sign me up.” –Shelton Johnson, Yosemite park ranger, in The Way Home...
View ArticlePowder Highway Road Trip – Stop #5 – Skier Lynsey Dyer on Kicking Horse...
Kicking Horse Resort; Photograph by Will Wissman Most powder junkies know there are a few regions around the globe that seem to get more than their fair share of cold smoke. For North American...
View Article“Silence” Film: How Ultrarunner Adam Campbell Made Room for Silence
If you’re reading this blog, this new film will resonate. In Silence, the filmmakers at Duct Tape Then Beer explore why it’s important to escape the chains of urban life to find your own peace in the...
View ArticlePowder Highway Road Trip – Stop #6 – Golden Alpine Holidays, BC (Photos + Video)
Skier Lynsey Dyer touring with Golden Alpine Holidays, British Columbia; Photograph by Will Wissman See previous dispatches from the Powder Highway Road Trip >> A remote lodge trip may be the...
View ArticleBehind the Shot: Skier Carter McMillan Pulls Off a Perfect Backflip in...
Freeskier Carter McMillan does a backflip in Revelstoke; Photograph by Ryan Creary See more photos like this in our Extreme Photo of the Week gallery >> Adventure: What were you thinking at this...
View ArticleSix Young Explorers Embark on 900-Mile Canoe Expedition to the Arctic – Gear...
The team, from left: Andrew Hubb, Kyle Terry, Jess Hernandez, Henry Cordeal, Chris Martella, and Ben Woods Ben Woods and five friends are embarking on a 70-day expedition to the Arctic Ocean through...
View ArticleVALHALLA: Nick Waggoner on the Ski Film Everyone is Talking About
Yesterday the trailer for VALHALLA, Sweetgrass Productions’ upcoming film, hit the Internet stiring much excitement and speculation from the ski/snowboard community. For the past two years, the...
View ArticleLiving Valhalla: Exploring What it Means to be Free
Skier Carston Oliver getting hands on, Whitewater, British Columbia; courtesy of Sweetgrass Productions About a year ago, I made the wild and—now that I look back at it—very wise decision to pack up my...
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