Megan Michelson is the contributing snowsports editor for the Co-op Journal based in Tahoe City, California. She’s formerly an editor at Outside magazine, Skiing magazine and ESPN.com. REI member since 2009.
It was late June, and I was still skiing. Credit a lifelong obsession with the two-planked activity, and a massive winter in California’s Lake Tahoe area. More ...
Micah Hinton tends to schedule ski days at the very last minute, based on snow conditions. “I would love to go skiing with people, but if they can’t go, that’s ...
Three times in Angel Collinson’s life she felt like the universe was sending her a message she had to listen to. The first time was when she was 13 years old an...
As a co-op, we believe that a life outdoors is a life well lived. We’re dedicated to protecting and advocating for the lands we love, and that starts with under...
Corey Rich got into rock climbing and photography around the same time in his life. He was 13, growing up in Antelope Valley, California, when a teacher took hi...
Cheryl Varner won’t say what time she gets to the mountain on a powder day. But she will tell you it’s still dark and it’s earlier than you think. “I’m an early...
Last winter, on a ski tour in the backcountry outside of Whistler, British Columbia, Julie Brenninkmeyer crested a hill and spotted the Kees and Claire Hut for ...
The night before: I haven’t spent a lot of time on mountain trails this past month. And this is a very mountainous race. That hip injury set me back. It was a s...
You may not be ready to sign up for a 100-mile trail run or mountain bike race. That’s OK. But you can still learn a thing or two from the athletes who do those...
Vail Resorts announced on Monday its intent to purchase Peak Resorts, a Missouri-based company that operates 17 ski areas across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and...
Standing at the starting line of the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile trail-running race that takes place in late June in the high peaks of California’s...
In 2005, Stacy Bare, then a U.S. Army captain, was stationed in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, working as a civil affairs team leader. His efforts cent...
