Blog: View From The Ridge

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...

Ridge Merino's HQ is in the epicenter of where wild weather patterns converge to create the winter wonderland we call home.  Currently we're in the middle of an atmospheric river, a weather event that's been dumping multiple feet...

Being drawn to the big mountains that surround us, Ridge Merino's own Paz Mendelevitch and his buddy Danny Sandoval embarked on a multi-day splitboard adventure into the Ritter Range with the goal of summiting and snowboarding down Mt Ritter. ...

Family time is always important regardless of what is going on in the world at any given moment. Whether it’s a five-minute phone chat or a weeklong reunion with whomever in your life means family...

It is the end of November in the Eastern Sierra, and with freezing temps and no new snow it means it's time for other activities. But for the die hard, it means doing anything necessary...

We're proud to announce the opening of Ridge Collective - Ridge Merino's Mammoth Lakes-based retail collaboration of premium outdoor apparel, accessories and gifts.  If you're in the area, stop by and check out our new showroom...

  The Kids Aspect Shirt and Bottom are the perfect Merino wool base layers underneath snow bibs. Spring in the mountains is a gorgeous time of year. In addition to great ski conditions in the Eastern Sierra,...

It was early February in the Eastern Sierra, and we had just received our first sizable snowfall of the year. Avalanche danger remained high due to multiple feet of new snow sitting on-top of a...

We started Ridge Merino in a garage in Hermosa Beach, California in 2014 with the goal of developing outstanding Merino wool apparel that performs as well in daily life as it does in the wildest outdoor...