Jan 3, 2021 Skiing, Snowboarding

The Saundola: Callum Pettit Repurposes an Old Whistler Gondola

Stranger things have happened inside the old Whistler Village gondolas. Words & photos :: Todd Lawson.     In the … Read More

Dec 30, 2020 Features

Arctique québécois: Leçons de Kuujjuaq / Quebec’s Arctic: Teachings from Kuujjuaq

  Skis aux pieds, tiré par un chien Husky, Daniel Cooper a le souffle coupé. C’est l’effet que l’immense territoire … Read More

Dec 28, 2020 Mountain Lifer

Revelstoke’s Outdoor Art Renaissance

A public outdoor art makeover for the alleys of a southeastern B.C. mountain town. Words :: Ned Morgan.      … Read More

Dec 26, 2020 Photography, Skiing

The Garibaldi 100 Project

A plan to summit 100 peaks in B.C.’s Garibaldi Provincial Park in winter 2020: What could go wrong? Plenty. Words … Read More

Dec 20, 2020 On The Trail, Skiing

En quête de poudreuse / In Pursuit of Powder

Does avalanche danger lurk in eastern Quebec powder? Words :: Peter Oliver. L’illusion de flotter sur un flanc de montagne … Read More

Dec 20, 2020 Mountain Lifer, Photography

The Epitome of Untouched: Heli-Camping in the Alpine

No cabins, no crowds, and endless lines in “the most peaceful place in the world.”  Words :: Todd Lawson // … Read More

Dec 19, 2020 Paddling

Downburst Blues: When a Trip Goes from Calm to Chaos

Severe weather brings valuable perspectives to backcountry trips. Words :: Leslie Anthony.     One August afternoon a decade ago, … Read More

Dec 18, 2020 Skiing

Distinguer l’innovation de la fiction / Innovation vs. Imagination

SoothSki, the world’s most advanced ski-rating system, is already helping choose your new sticks. Read more about this Quebec-made innovation. … Read More

Dec 17, 2020 Mountain Lifer

Mountain Life Gift Guide: ML Partners and Staff Pick their Winter Gear Favourites

Introducing our 2020 Mountain Life Gift Guide! Here are some last-minute shopping ideas for that #mountainlifer in your circle. You … Read More

Dec 15, 2020 Snowboarding

Powder, Pedalling and Pandemic: Searching for 
Roots in the Mountains of Japan

On a trip to Japan interrupted by the coronavirus, pro snowboarder and environmentalist Tamo Campos discovers that the long, winding … Read More

Dec 13, 2020 Mountain Lifer, The ML Interview

Artist Profile: Andy Anissimoff

Squamish, B.C.–based Artist Andy Anissimoff advises: “Don’t worry what people think, it makes it hard to think.” Words :: Feet … Read More

Dec 11, 2020 Mountain Lifer, Ontario

The Chalet and 
the Beach House: Ontario’s Ski Heritage in Two Buildings

Two classic but modest buildings—a chalet and a beach house—pull the ski history of the Blue Mountains together. Words & … Read More

Dec 10, 2020 In This Issue

Quelles frontières / What Limit? Winter-Spring ’21 Vie en Montagne Out Now

Vie en Montagne, Mountain Life’s Quebec edition, releases its third issue: Winter/Spring 2021.     Il y a un an, … Read More

Dec 8, 2020 Skiing

Return to Skiing’s Roots: How the Pandemic Wrecked our Altai Mountains Film

Finding the upside after COVID-19 interrupts a film project in China’s fabled Altai region. Words & photography :: Brian Hockenstein. … Read More

Dec 7, 2020 Skiing, Snowboarding

Deep Roots, Deeper Snow:
 A History of Shared Stoke at B.C.’s Island Lake Lodge

Deep in the Lizard Range southeast of Fernie, Island Lake Lodge serves up heroes’ helpings of catskiing bliss. words: Feet … Read More

Dec 4, 2020 Mountain Lifer

Bumps and Barriers: How to Navigate the Long, Strange Trip

Adventurer Jon Turk tells us how to find that hidden and evanescent wormhole that can reduce a barrier to a … Read More