Crested Butte is for spectators; Chamonix is for participants.

The simple fact is this: when you goto Alaska, you get your ass kicked.

Ultimately, I wanted to own a big truck, exercise my second Amendment rights, listen to hardcore music, and let my congressman know how poorly he represents me. None of this could occur in France.

I like the mountains because they make me feel small,' Jeff says. 'They help me sort out what's important in life.

Skiers view snowboarders as a menace; snowboarders view skiers as Elmer Fudd.

On a world built to ordered specification, there was no logical reason for such a mountain to exist. Yet every world should have at least one unclimbable mountain.