Skiing
1,494 words by 4 writers in Portland, Salt Lake City & elsewhere
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skiing, Winter, Utah
I don't want to wake up.
by Jess HuttonSalt lake city — I’m from Tennessee. We don’t know what snow is - if the forecasters mention it, there’s city-wide panic and a sudden bread and milk shortage. I’ve read books about snow. I have imagined it and seen pictures in magazines. The first time we snowshoed this year, we were supposed to have 20 inches by the end of the day. I grinned the entire time, open-mouthed at the new world I found myself in. My hu...
Active Writers
Jonathon Reed
Grace Javier
Jess Hutton
Lindsay Caron
skiing, mountains, zen
Spring skiing: fall version! Climbed 3500 feet, cleared my mind, fed my soul, snagged some sweet turns.
by Lindsay CaronPortland — Being this high on the mountain spoils you. Essentially inside the crater formed by Mt. Hood’s last eruption, we are cradled by the mountain. The sound of glaciers groaning. The stench of sulfur ca...
Winter, Forest, skiing
Cross-country skiing in the wildlands
by Jonathon ReedKirkfield — We drove as far as we could and then strapped on our skis, headed for Smudge Creek deep in Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park. The air was cold and still, and the sky was a deep, rich blue. ...
skiing
Ready. Set. Go
by Grace JavierPortage — I was once again on top of Upper Adele’s, one of the highest slopes on Cascade Mountain, waiting at the ‘ready’ but not really ‘set’ to ‘go.’ I was Frozen, by both fear and cold combined. Can I do th...
Other Stories
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Winter, Forest, skiing
Cross-country skiing in the wildlands
by Jonathon Reed in Kirkfield -
skiing
Ready. Set. Go
by Grace Javier in Portage -
skiing, Winter, Utah
I don't want to wake up.
by Jess Hutton in Salt Lake City -
skiing, mountains, zen
Spring skiing: fall version! Climbed 3500 feet, cleared my mind, fed my soul, snagged some sweet turns.
by Lindsay Caron in Portland
Recent Moments
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Winter, exploring, skiing
Regrouping at the merging of Smudge Creek and Head River
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Winter, Forest, skiing
Cross-country skiing in the wildlands
in Kirkfield, Canada -
skiing
Ready. Set. Go
in Portage, United States -
skiing, Winter, Utah
I don't want to wake up.
in Salt Lake City, United States -
skiing, mountains, zen
Spring skiing: fall version! Climbed 3500 feet, cleared my mind, fed my soul, snagged some sweet turns.
in Portland, United States