Heather Hansman is the author of聽Powder Day: Ski Bums, Ski Towns, and the Future of Chasing Snow, 补苍诲听Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West. She writes about environmental issues and the聽tricky relationships between places and people for places like聽The Atlantic, The New York Times,聽补苍诲听厂颈别谤谤补,听as well as聽国产吃瓜黑料. She’s a former editor at Powder and Skiing. One time, she won a bag of pasta in an Italian big mountain competition. She lives in Southwest Colorado, where she likes to go uphill slow and downhill fast.
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The comedian's takedown of ski-industry tropes has become a runaway hit
Why the new crop of state recreation offices are about more than just outdoor sports
The Bureau of Land Management has rented new headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado, and given D.C. employees 30 days to decide whether to move. Why is the agency fleeing the capital for new digs?
Whether you're looking for a sunny California odyssey or musings on the future of winter, we have a good book for you to curl up with in front of the fire
How do we deal with the prospect of losing the places we love?
What happens if nature, humanity鈥攐r both鈥攄isappear or run amok? These latest releases examine such (hopefully wrong) possibilities.
Cody Townsend thought his project, the Fifty, would be a mission to descend the 50 best lines in North America. But then climate change started to melt the snow right out from under his skis.
New movies and documentaries dig into mental health, dogsled racing, and why you should reconsider that lighthouse-keeping gig
Plants as criminal evidence and penguin sex lead the way in the latest batch of good reading material
Outdoor athletes have plenty of influence on Instagram. Protect Our Winters wants to wield it in the halls of Congress.
In a new documentary, The Salad Days, river runner and advocate Herm Hoops takes to the water one last time
In her new book, 鈥極n Fire,鈥 Naomi Klein sparks a blaze for the next generation
Summer jams can't last forever. The Highwomen lead the way on our mix for fall road trips and campouts.
As delegates for the UN's Climate Action Summit convene in New York, the real leaders are the young people pushing for climate justice in the streets
Even as the green movement works toward building an inclusive outdoor community, anti-immigration groups are using environmental rhetoric to keep people out.
Actor Kevin Nealon, star and host of the YouTube show Hiking with Kevin, talks about taking celebrities into nature
Two new books show the scary and whimsical sides of our constant outdoor companions
Four authors on paying attention, savoring silence, getting off the grid, and living peaceably with technology
A performance in Grand Junction, Colorado, pays homage to the confluence of the Gunnison and Colorado Rivers鈥攁nd calls for action to protect the threatened waterway
Fifteen classics of the genre that share campfire tales, athlete interviews, and the occasional Bigfoot search
The River of Sorrows almost never flows, due to a tricky confluence of climate change and water rights, but this year was different
Two new releases go (ahem) deep on watery obsessions and how they foster closer relationships with fragile environments
Who says dystopian climate sci-fi and mountain-survival stories aren't beach reads?
Skylights, a show run by wilderness therapists, talks about nature-oriented approaches to topics like gaming addiction, parenting, and isolation
'This Land' tells the story of an ongoing case with big stakes for tribal sovereignty
After a crash, skier Roy Tuscany created the foundation to support other athletes who'd suffered life-changing injuries
'Aloha Rodeo' and 'Rough Magic' are two new, totally true stories about the triumph of man and horse
Will Gurley is using his work to spread the word about development in our national parks
Everything we're keeping an eye on at the Colorado festival and beyond
Scientifically proven to contain the most nostalgic value, bug spray, and peanut-butter-dipped Oreos
More companies are selling makeup specifically for sweating in. But do women really need it?
Kicking off spring film-festival season, these shorts and features explore the Grand Canyon, skate culture, and the nature of sufferfests
In his latest book, he unpacks our ineffectiveness in the face of climate change and connects the dots on what the future might be like
The Gila is America鈥檚 most endangered river. What do we stand to lose if it disappears thanks to climate change and overuse?
Our favorite models for everything from frontside groomers to sidecountry pow
Two new podcasts are telling stories about climate and environmental change鈥攁nd giving us a venue for considering the future
Feeling the need to get out into the sunshine for as long as humanly possible after the winter? If it鈥檚 still too cold, here are some books about other people doing that.
Including, but not limited to, films on taxidermists, Olympians, and one very scary night for a park ranger
Peter Heller鈥檚 latest novel puts two college friends in a canoe on Canada's Maskwa River, paddling toward a struggle against nature and other humans
We would like to stay on the ranch with the beloved author forever
A new documentary is telling the story of the immigrants who keep ski towns running
On polar madness and other games the Arctic plays with the human brain
Blizzard's Women2Women summit gathers skiers to talk about how to improve women's ski design. And it's working.
Our favorite recent releases (and a few oldies but goodies) will help you escape for at least a few minutes
The ski trail map at your local mountain was probably painted by James Niehues. Now you can see his life's work in one beautiful book.
These new releases rose to the top this year on our shelves, screens, and playlists
Books, music, and pretty things to put on their walls
Advice from new parents on getting after it while you're starting a family
Freshly compiled work from some of the adventure world's best photographers
What do we do with the work of complicated outdoor men? One new book鈥攔eleased in time for the 50th anniversary of 'Desert Solitaire'鈥攕earches for an answer.
And what it could mean for the future of footwear
Skiing is a dance. We consulted a pro skier and former ballerina to find out how to train for it.
In a time when so many brands are marketing to women in smart ways, the body-shaming fliers that sparked major blowback in Missoula felt especially tasteless
The hipster brand's new ski apparel line is more about fashion than function. But if making the sport trendy gets more women on snow, then that鈥檚 OK.
How halfpipe skier Cassie Sharpe stays on top after winning Olympic gold
(Courtesy Hatje Cantz) 鈥楿nwired鈥 by Jacqueline Hassink ($85) Gifting someone a copy of Unwired (Hatje Cantz), by Jacqueline Hassink, is a tactful way to tell them they need a vacation. The coffee-table book juxtaposes two photography projects from the Dutch artist, one looking at beautiful and remote places with no…
Outdoor gear isn't cheap, so you want it to look good for many years to come. That's where color comes in.
鈥3100: Run and Become鈥 explores moving meditation all over the world, from a race around a single New York City block to a 1,000-day run for Japanese monks
Why the season's most interesting ski movies are the ones about individual athletes
How we exploit big trees, big game, and even extinct creatures
Following the snow this winter? Here's how to train on the fly.
Vegans, caribou, songwriting, and other treats to check out as you refresh your media diet
Anyone who has recreated with clashing personalities will relate to the not always likable but always entertaining characters on HBO's new show
That run or bike commute might impact you more than you think
Stop by and find the book or local hiking guide that will change your whole perception of a new place
Lots of patient meditations on nature and one exciting outlaw drama made for Hollywood
A new podcast, "Mothers of Invention," spotlights women fighting climate change
We asked a traveling musician how to optimize your playlist
We're all for trashy novels, but if you want something a little different, may we suggest gossipy surf memoirs and musings on the wellness industry?
Five brand-new films, two that are new to streaming, and one that's so secretive we aren't quite sure when it'll drop (but it should be soon!)
These writers remind us what travel is all about鈥攕hifting your own perspective and sometimes getting into trouble along the way
The books and other time killers climbers take with them on expeditions (just in case they get stuck in their tent for a while)
Elizabeth Nakano and Paddy O'Connell, hosts of the new interview show 'Safety Third,' talk about their interviewing techniques and what they're listening to
We know you want to catch everything on the schedule, but in case you get overwhelmed, here are the films we're most excited about
How to fill nearly every weekend this summer with nearly every genre of music
The author on his writing process and what we can learn from Pleistocene humans. Plus: three more books to take you way back in time.
The Vancouver brand's $750 Alpha SV shell has been in its line for 20 years and got an update for 2016. We followed the jacket from design through production to see just what goes into making a premier alpine climbing shell.