LIFE Magazine Gallery: Aspen Girls from 1971 You can check out more photos from the LIFE magazine gallery at retronaut.co

 1. Uganda, Africa  (Mountains of the Moon) Spanning the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just above the Equator in central Africa, are the Rwenzori Mountains. These glaciated … Read More

Ready for a Laugh? Francis gets a few extra early presents for Christmas 2011.

April skiing in the backcountry of Montana goes wrong. A lone skier gets more than he bargained for when he disappears under an avalanche. NationalGeographic’s Amazing Moments: Skier Races Avalanche.

“I used to ski with my legs, and I couldn’t do that any more so I learned to ski with my heart”. These words actually gave me shivers they were … Read More

Annapurna, 8091m, is one badass mountain and has taken some of the best mountaineers in the world.  Yeah, I read the book in middle school.  The peak has over a … Read More

In Good Company – A film about how mountain biking forged a community on pinkbike.com What does mountain biking mean to you? In Good Company is a film about the … Read More

The 2011/2012 ski season is officially over at Snowbird. The season that never really got going drew to a quick close when warm temps and continued lack of precipitation dominated … Read More

On June 1 Utah’s smallest ski hill, Wolf Creek, is going on the auction block. The property entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy following two years of slow real estate sales. With … Read More

John Jackson and Eric Jackson, what can I say? Both have been voted Transworld Snowboarding’s rider of the year, both shred big lines and both are amazingly talented and creative … Read More

Days 0-3 Cerro Catedral Weather Summary: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 30°F on Wed afternoon, min 12°F on Thu night). … Read More

MSP releases their final episode of Contour Moments. In this episode Mark Abma, Richard Permin, and Cody Townsend head north to Alaska and the largely unexplored North Tordrillo Mountains.  The North Tordrillo Mountains lie approximately … Read More

Cady Hill is a 260 acre droplet of a hill that sits smack dab in the middle of Stowe.  This parcel is for sale.  The property has long been marketed … Read More

Linn Haug (born 6 March 1990) is a Norwegian snowboarder from Trondheim, Norway. Haug represented Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver for the halfpipe events. Linn is also the … Read More

No one likes being woken up by a Ranger at 7 am with his tazer drawn but if this were to happen and one was to be ticketed for illegal … Read More

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Although most of the lower 48 experienced lackluster snow totals this season the Pacific Northwest (PNW) did just fine. They’re still reaping the benefits with a stellar season of spring … Read More

Words & Edit by Trevor Martin Racing dual slalom on a mountain bike represents what an “alpine coaster” tries to re-create. However there is no greater glory than racing head … Read More

This news clip looks straight out of Anchorman- part of me actually wonders if they cut back to Ron Burgundy after it ends. The 1986 news clip- presumably from a … Read More

Although a little bit late to the game, it seemed appropriate to share some photos from the Super Moon up here in Alaska. It turns out that the moon is … Read More

There are still 7 ski resorts open right now.  Only 3 of them are open daily.  Last weekend we lost Alpine Meadows and Snowbird.  This weekend we’ll lose Sunshine Village. … Read More

Who in the hell steals an entire chair?  Hard core Czech dudes, that’s who… According to the Prague Daily Monitor, an entire ski lift has been stolen in the Northern … Read More

The grand finale is the best part of any event and Superpark is no exception. The riders didn’t hold back at all and absolutely ripped the course to shreds on … Read More

 Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows will connect some year soon.  Or will they? Troy Caldwell owns the land between Squaw & Alpine (called White Wolf) & is still in the … Read More

Have you ever seen an EPIC camera from RED? Not many people have because they are big and cumbersome and fragile and only used for big budget, large scale productions. … Read More

***UPDATE*** – From the above video, I gathered that Nicolai was alone.  He reports that he was with an Italian gentleman named Ermanno.  Also it appears that Nicoli only fell … Read More