Kevin Fedarko seemingly had it made as a senior editor at Outside magazine, writing cover stories and trotting the globe on assignment. But he decided to give that up for a chance to clean groovers and apprentice as a river guide in the Grand Canyon. That decision paid off—he’s still writing for Outside, Esquire and [...]

Ed’s Note: Few ski bums have perfected the art of living the ski life better than Mountain Gazette’s editor-at-large, Peter Kray. The man has spent years seeing the sport from every angle—from the finish line of the Vancouver Olympics, to safety breaks in the Jackson Hole backcountry, to the halls of the SIA trade show [...]

Thursday, May 2, was a rare one in Colorado ski country. Loveland Ski Area, on the east side of the Continental Divide, reported 17 inches in 24 hours. Arapahoe Basin, on the west side of the Divide just a few miles from Loveland, reported seven. The disparity was much smaller than the reports, however. A [...]