Backpacking with Kids in Mammoth: Trip Report & Packing List

Backpacking with Kids in Mammoth: Trip Report & Packing List

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,...
Hana Beaman’s Sled N Shred: Snowmobiles, Skills & Stoke

Hana Beaman’s Sled N Shred: Snowmobiles, Skills & Stoke

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...
Jeff Russell skiing in Norway's Lyngen Alps

Ridge Report: Ski and Sail Norway's Lyngen Alps (+ Packing List)

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...
Life on the Ridge: A Northwest Ski Road Trip

Life on the Ridge: A Northwest Ski Road Trip

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...
Life on the Ridge: Jenica Law

Life on the Ridge: Jenica Law

Jenica Law (pictured wearing a Pursuit Hoodie) is a Mammoth Lakes-based multi-sport athlete who divides her free time between climbing, running, biking and skiing. Despite dealing with some injuries over the years, Jenica still manages...
Ridge Athlete Wins Outside Mag's Ultimate Mountain Athlete Competition

Ridge Athlete Wins Outside Mag's Ultimate Mountain Athlete Competition

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...
Life on the Ridge: Five Questions for Lindsey Jackson

Life on the Ridge: Five Questions for Lindsey Jackson

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.
Life On The Ridge: The Avalanche Forecaster

Life On The Ridge: The Avalanche Forecaster

ESAC Center Director and Lead Forecaster Steve Mace tests the snow for weak layers.  Did you know? Avalanche risk is at its greatest 24 hours following a snowfall of 12 inches or more. Mace hits...
Life on the Ridge: Jeremy McGhee

Life on the Ridge: Jeremy McGhee

Photo: Embry Rucker Jeremy McGhee is a trail runner at heart but says he missed his calling. When Jeremy was 25 years old, a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from his tenth thoracic vertebra (mid-abdomen) down. He...