Blog: View From The Ridge

Two parents. Two young kids. A weekend of backpacking. Last summer, Ridge product designer Merrill Worlund and her partner, Casey, set out on their first family backpacking trip. With good planning and lots of snacks,...

We sat down with pro snowboarder Hana Beaman to chat about her 3rd annual Sled N Shred event—a female-focused snowmobile meetup in Washington. Hana shares why she started the event and why building community among...

If you're feeling those post-winter blues, don’t pack away your skis just yet—Mammoth Mountain is still going strong. The resort recently announced it’s staying open for spring skiing and snowboarding through early June. While most...

Post written by Ridge CEO Jeff RussellPhoto of Jeff skiing in Norway by guide Ian Havlick This winter I was invited on a ski and sail trip in Norway's Arctic Circle. I hadn’t heard about...

Ridge Athlete Danila Shipilov and his partner Amber Henshaw spent a few weeks this winter on an epic Pacific Northwest road trip. Danila shared this Ridge Report with us. He's pictured above wearing a Ridge...

In Ridge Merino’s home base of Mammoth Lakes, CA, winter weather prevails much of the year. The first snow usually falls in September or October, and often we get a May snowstorm too. Mammoth is...

Outside Magazine's Ultimate Mountain Athlete competition went off this past spring and we are stoked to announce that Ridge athlete and all around awesome human Molly Armanino won 1st place! Go, Molly, go!  The Ultimate Mountain Athlete...

Longtime Mammoth Lakes local Lindsey Jackson gets after it. We're always inspired by her adventures and love hearing how our gear works for her while she's out peak bagging, multi-pitch climbing, ridge scrambling and splitboarding.

Climbing Mt. Shasta with Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP) was more than just a challenging ascent; it was a powerful testament to the strength and resilience of women fighting breast cancer and a heartwarming display of solidarity...