Blog: View From The Ridge

Pro snowboarder Danila Shipilov (@buckwheatboarder). Photo: Christian Pondella Professional winter athletes often find themselves navigating the most unforgiving climates where their very survival and performance depend on the quality of their clothing.   We talked...

Professional winter athletes often find themselves navigating the most unforgiving climates, where their very survival and performance depend on the quality of their clothing.  Whether it's the heart-pounding moment of dropping out of a helicopter...

  Sister Summit is an all-new backcountry skiing competition that brings together top female skiers and snowboarders to redefine the standards of the sport. The inaugural Sister Summit took place at Mustang Powder Cats Lodge in British Columbia last month and included an epic week of skiing,...

Leaving San Francisco. The crew begins their 2,400 mile journey to Hawaii. A little over a year ago, Sophia Denison-Johnston decided to say “yes” to an opportunity to launch into the unknown. With no experience on...

During the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ridge Merino Ambassadors and Colorado locals Dikshya Ban and Jonny Morsicato were planning a trip to Dikshya’s family home in Kathmandu, Nepal. Before they booked their flights, the wave...

  Born and raised in New Zealand, Stefi Luxton competed for the NZ team in the 2014 Winter Olympics before moving full time to the U.S. Now living in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Stefi is snowboarding as...

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...

Regarded as one of the most difficult foot races in the world, and one of the most scenic, the legendary Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc® (UTMB) is a 106 mile ultra-marathon with 32,940 feet elevation...

When pro skier McKenna Peterson isn’t carving lines in the backcountry, she’s working as the captain of her family’s 58-foot commercial fishing boat in Alaska. The life she's created allows her to follow the ocean and...