Jake Stern is a digital editor at 国产吃瓜黑料, reporting on the latest adventure and culture news.
Jake climbed Southeastern granite and sandstone while studying at Northwestern University and then traveled the world covering skiing culture from Taos to Saint Anton as an editor at Powder. He gained valuable skills and steeped himself further in the culture while working as a professional ski boot fitter in Mammoth Lakes, California which led him to be the category manager of聽厂碍滨听补苍诲听国产吃瓜黑料’s ski boot reviews.
Jake’s most memorable adventures include his first big wall climb of Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park and , California.
His work has appeared in聽Powder, SKI, Climbing, Freeskier, The Ski Journal, Mammoth Lakes Tourism,聽and, of course,聽国产吃瓜黑料.
He lives, climbs, rides mountain bikes, and skis in the Eastern Sierra.
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Mali Noyes has skied 88 chutes in 43 days, and will clock back in at the Huntsman Cancer Institute when she鈥檚 finished
The WNDR Alpine Intention 108 is powerful, versatile, and wildly eco-friendly. And after six years of gear testing, it's become my all-time favorite ski.
On February 16, Christina Lustenberger and Gee Pierrel skied the first descent of the Great Couloir on the South Face of Mount Robson
I鈥檓 over the nightmarish hustle to get first tracks
Christina Lustenberger called her and Gee Pierrel鈥檚 descent of Aoraki (Mount Cook) the most engaging of her entire storied career
The Bridge Fire engulfed the Angeles National Forest causing evacuations. But this ski area was able to keep its infrastructure safe.
A proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis to develop parkland into golf courses, pickleball courts, and hotels sparked widespread bipartisan anger
Debris flies hundreds of feet in the air in this video recorded by a Yellowstone hiker
The evacuation call came late at night, causing chaos and confusion as locals and tourists tried to leave the park en masse
The snow is bad, the approach is long, and it鈥檚 still all I want to be doing when my friends are off biking and climbing
The iconic Swiss peak only sees a ski descent a few times a decade. This team of athletes recounts what it was like to ski off the side of the Toblerone.
I report on a lot of SAR calls and this Mazama debacle is one of the weirdest rescue stories I鈥檝e ever heard
Yosemite鈥檚 most accomplished speed climber cut more than eight hours off the previous solo time on the Salath茅 Wall
Are you really going to put thousands of hours into training your pooch to be good at climbing or ski touring?
国产吃瓜黑料 spoke with Christina Lustenberger about what it was like to ski the west face of Pakistan鈥檚 Great Trango Tower
The two backcountry climbers never reached the splitboards and skis they stashed to descend the California fourteener
Authorities in Ensenada have arrested three people in connection with the disappearance
A skier was swept over 1,000 feet down a couloir on Quandary Peak when another party set off a slide above him, violating backcountry protocols
We dug into the numbers with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center to find out
A busy news week of people getting marooned around the world got us wondering: How bad can it be?
The renowned guide and climber founded one of the nation鈥檚 leading guide services and summitted Mount Rainier over 250 times
Amid proclamations and revisions, guides and operators are left scratching their heads
After two events were canceled for poor weather, will Canada鈥檚 Kicking Horse be the next stop on the chopping block?
Our editors agree that multipurpose gear is generally not it鈥攂ut one of them makes an exception for the claw
Say goodbye to the beefy Enforcer 100 and hello to a whole new lineup of more playful Enforcer skis
We spent the past six years skiing the worst snow imaginable so you don鈥檛 have to
We hope you enjoy this more than Elon Musk did
A search dog named Pocket helps bring families hope and closure. She was recently honored by the American Kennel Club for her work.
These four cobbled-together cars will get you to any resort, crag, or backcountry trailhead in style
A 鈥渟eismic swarm鈥 of 1,400 earthquakes shut down a resort and roads, with area evacuations urged.
An Australian cattleman is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a croc near Darwin
These two snowboarders have scored the first chairlift of the season for three decades straight
The pioneering American mountaineer sounds off on Everest crowds, races to Himalayan summits, and reshaping the record books for the world鈥檚 highest peaks
Authorities believe the man may have been planning an attack at the Glenwood Caverns 国产吃瓜黑料 Park
The Southern Sierra鈥檚 record snowpack may have contributed to a deadly accident on 14,505-foot Mount Whitney this month.
It's rare that a ski boot will fit right off the shop wall. Here are seven ways to dial in your fit.
The Catalan mountain runner found a new challenge by returning to the rugged terrain near his childhood home
An evolving climbing world has new standards but shouldn鈥檛 tarnish historic achievements
Chris Warner鈥檚 historic achievement was claimed 鈥渏ust for the fun of it鈥
Late season snow damaged trails and delayed start to the season, pushing hikers into hotter summer conditions
We鈥檙e entering the Goldilocks age of backcountry boots. These new models aren鈥檛 too heavy and they aren鈥檛 too flimsy鈥攖hey鈥檙e just right for a variety of adventures.
These downhill ski boots are designed for ladies who exclusively charge the resort
These high-performance boots are made for carving up the 鈥榬oy and charging off-piste
Introducing the best one-ski-quiver options of the year
This is hands-down the most impressive resort-meets-backcountry boot we鈥檝e ever tried
If you fancy yourself a World Cup-level skier, this new high-performance boot is for you
Ready or not, BOA is coming to a downhill ski boot near you
With a triple-dip La Ni帽a cycle bearing down on us this winter, a look into the recent past seems like a promising way to chase powder, just this once
With this boot, advanced and expert skiers with a wider foot no longer have to sacrifice performance for fit
A high-performance boot for advanced skiers with narrow feet
This high performance ski boot is for those who refuse to sacrifice control for comfort
If you liked the Salomon S/Max, wait till you step into this new boot
New research places a short timeline on the future of snow across the western United States