Skiing - McCall Life Magazine

Skin Track Friends

Last week's snow was beat down by skier traffic and some rainy weather over the weekend, but a mid-week storm provided a much needed refresh and offered up some incredible powder turns for those willing to hike to the top of the mountain.

Skiing 4 min read

Chasing Rodney

The first week of skinning and skiing has been amazing – just ask my burned out legs.

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So Much Fun!

Snow dusted the backside of Brundage and hung in the air for the 2024 Town Edit. Predictably, it was So Much Fun!

Town Edit 1 min read

Release Expectations, Catch Moments

Mountaineers Mike Maciaszek and Becky Bjork bag Mount Shasta

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Ski Film Season

Ski film trailers are dropping daily on YouTube. Here's some of the best.

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This Year's Town Edit is going to be SO MUCH FUN!

The fall tradition that started as as simple way to have some socially-distanced fun during the pandemic is back for year four!

Town Edit 1 min read

LAST Chance To Submit Your Ski Footage

McCall Life is putting together a Winter Highlight Reel featuring our favorite part of McCall: YOU!

Town Edit 1 min read

See Yourself on the Big Screen!

Did you make the most of last winter? Do you have the photos or videos to prove it?

Town Edit 1 min read

The End of an Era

My YouTube notification popped up. With delight, I saw Cody Townsend had uploaded another FIFTY episode – line number 46 - the Bloody Couloir. It had been a while since a new episode had dropped – something to be expected as the lines he had left to complete became rowdier and more technical.

Backcountry Dad 2 min read

Now That's A Great Idea!

I shimmied through the gate at the top of the Centennial Lift – my daughters and their friend hot on my tail. We carved some amazing, untracked turns, sliding down the open bowl into the trees. As we neared the first cat track, the snow turned a bit chundery.

Skiing 4 min read

Riders On The Storm

My phone pinged, again. Another notification from social media. When I clicked, I smiled and scrolled through the seemingly endless pictures and videos of all of you slashing and giggling through some of the best powder Mother Nature has served us in a long time.

Skiing 1 min read

The Darkest White

On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of snow barreled down the Northern Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. More than a dozen skiers and snowboarders were thrust down the mountain and buried.

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