Blog: View From The Ridge

By: Josh Wray (@josh_wray) All Images by Andy Cochrane @Andrewfitts It’s winter, it’s dumping and I couldn’t be happier. The past couple of years I’ve dove deeper into the world of backcountry splitboarding. Setting a...

Kelly Halpin is a Wyoming native who grew up exploring the mountains and forests around Grand Teton National Park. Today she’s a professional endurance athlete with a long list of accomplishments from mountain running to...

 It’s the time of year when the days are still short but New Year’s resolutions and goals abound. With fitness and health front-of-mind, it’s a fitting time to see the findings from the annual Worldwide...

Meet Kelly Halpin. If you haven't heard of this Jackson-based professional endurance athlete before, now's the time. In addition to being a ripping snowboarder and gracing last month's cover of Trail Runner Magazine, she's racked up quite a...

Pictured: Ridge Merino wool T-shirt, Ridge Boxer Brief with (m)Force Technology, Eastside 5-Panel Hat Ever realize how recharged you feel after a walk in the woods or a splash in a cool pond? Getting outside and...

Photo by Laura of Own Your Sexy Ridge was recently highlighted in a thought-provoking piece by Kim Caldwell about enjoying this journey we call life. Her advice includes being flexible, embracing today and building balance. "What occurred to me...

Saddlebag Lake, just outside of Yosemite National Park After a record snow year, finally Tioga Pass, has opened! It's the latest the Yosemite National Park thoroughfare has opened in 34 years, when it opened on the same...

Nate Greenberg scopes out Z Couloir, Mt. Wood. Photo: Brett Lotz.  Nate Greenberg is the current president and one of the founders of the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center (ESAC), an online resource that reports snowpack and forecasts avalanche...

Ridge Merino Founder Jeff Russell got the chance to ride along with Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol (MMSP) to assist with avalanche control during the snowiest month the mountain has ever seen. Here is his recap...     ...