Megan Michelson

Adventure Not War

Megan Michelson//June 12, 2019

In 2005, Stacy Bare, then a U.S. Army captain, was stationed in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, working as a civil affairs team leader. His efforts cent... Read More...

My Kids Turned Me Into an Electric Bike Convert

Megan Michelson//June 11, 2019

When my oldest child, Nora, now 4, was an infant, I was adamant that having a baby wouldn’t prevent me from riding my bike around town like I’d always done pre-... Read More...

The Poet Who Writes About Running

Megan Michelson//May 29, 2019

Her poem “8 Words Say It All” sums up the summer that changed Sydney Zester’s life. The entire piece reads: “The 4,000-mile run that carried me home.” While in ... Read More...

Trevor Kennison uses a sit ski and outriggers to ski down the slope.

Trevor Kennison: The Skier Everyone is Talking About

Megan Michelson//April 17, 2019

Trevor Kennison imagined skiing Corbet’s Couloir—Jackson Hole, Wyoming’s iconic and nearly vertical chute with a dicey, dramatic entrance—six times in his head ... Read More...

A skier rides powder at Revelstoke, British Columbia.

Ikon Vs. Epic: How to Find the Best Ski Pass for You

Megan Michelson//April 8, 2019

When Vail Resorts debuted the Epic Pass in 2008, it was a game changer for the ski industry. Never before had a single season pass provided skiers and riders ac... Read More...

Pro skier Elyse Saugtad is having her best year yet.

Elyse Saugstad is Having Her Best Year Yet

Megan Michelson//February 19, 2019

Seven years ago today, Elyse Saugstad nearly died. The massive avalanche that ripped on the out-of-bounds backside of Stevens Pass ski area, in Washington, kill... Read More...

Ralph Backstrom opened Pacific Crest Coffee in summer 2018.

Why Ralph Backstrom Gave Up Snowboarding For Coffee

Megan Michelson//January 28, 2019

Pro snowboarder Ralph Backstrom has not strapped into his snowboard since April 3, 2017, when he took a dramatic, high-speed tumble down Verbier, Switzerland’s ... Read More...

Tested: The Salomon S/Lab Shift MNC Binding

Megan Michelson//December 27, 2018

Editor’s note on February 11, 2019: Due to the popularity of the Salomon S/Lab Shift MNC binding, inventory levels may vary. Pro skier Cody Townsend and I ... Read More...

The Homemade Ski Movies That’ll Make You Want to Go Skiing

Megan Michelson//November 7, 2018

Jon Rockwood is standing in front of a sold-out theater at the Art Haus in Tahoe City, California, getting ready to premiere his 10th ski movie, appropriately c... Read More...

The Most Punishing Running Race You’ve Never Heard Of

Megan Michelson//October 25, 2018

Johan Steene, a 44-year-old ultrarunner from Stockholm, Sweden, was lounging in his motel room outside of Nashville, Tennessee, watching TV on Wednesday evening... Read More...

The Rescuer In Need of Saving

Megan Michelson//October 25, 2018

Jacob Urban’s depression started after the helicopter crash. It was February 15, 2012, and a helicopter carrying rescue workers from Wyoming’s Teton County Sear... Read More...

The App That Helps Runners Who Are Visually Impaired Find Their Way

Megan Michelson//September 18, 2018

In late August, a 35-year-old Google employee named Will Barkan ran the Tamalpa Headlands 50K, a trail ultramarathon in Sausalito, California, just north of San... Read More...

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