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I've drawn a lot of ski scenes over the last few years, so I figured I might as well do some youthful ones as well. Kids are never too young to teach them the finer points of ski hill hitchhiking and carpooling Nothing tastes better than that first sip after you slip out of your ski boots...

Before the dog lived with us, she did not know what skiing was. She didn’t know much actually, other than how to get over shockingly tall fences and how to annoy the people she lived with. Now she knows a little more, and the promise of maybe getting to go skiing keeps her from trying to scale...

Last week, when I published these illustrated cliches at we often rely on to describe skis, I was reminded in the comments section that I'd missed a few. So big thanks to everyone who made recommendations. Here are six more:

Thanks to a freelance project I’ve spent the last few weeks digging through descriptions of ski resorts located everywhere from the East Coast to Australia, and everywhere in between. My biggest takeaway from digesting all of this information about all of these mountains is that there’s a wild...

Over the years I've noticed that we, as an industry, tend to fall into certain ruts when it comes to describing skis. Here are some of my favorite cliches:

Intro Since my last few weeks have been a whirlwind of consistent high pressure systems, crappy snow, and intensive avalanche rescue training, I don’t have a nice fluffy piece about how delightful skiing is this week. Instead, as I’m gearing up to do a few Roof Box reviews for NS, I figured now...

Valentine's Day can be challenging for skiers. It's usually a pow day, so it's easy to forget to do something special for your special someone. Don't worry though, I've got your back. Here are 18 Valentine's Day cards for skiers. You can download the print files here: Download your own and...

All photos by @NateAbbott Rail-legend, Tom Wallisch, is bringing back his, Steel City Showdown at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, PA, A rail jam for 2022. After a —COVID-enforced— one-year hiatus Tom’s event is back this year with a couple of vital tweaks: “The format for the finals will be...

Low Pressure Podcast #204 - ABM Alex Beaulieu-Marchand WATCH: ABM / Alex Beaulieu Marchand is an Olympic Slopestyle, bronze medalist for Canada from the 2018 games in Korea. At the upcoming games in Beijing, he’ll be using his experience in the role of the Slope and Big Air, broadcast...

Low Pressure Podcast #204 - ABM Alex Beaulieu-Marchand ABM / Alex Beaulieu Marchand is an Olympic Slopestyle, bronze medalist for Canada from the 2018 games in Korea. At the upcoming games in Beijing, he’ll be using his experience in the role of the Slope and Big Air, broadcast announcer for...

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The Powell Movement podcast recently released this excellent interview with “Digi” Dave Amirault, and I highly recommend giving it a listen. Dave is certainly one of the smartest and most forward thinking people in the ski industry, and is always worth paying attention to. But what that podcast...

Traditionally during the week of Outdoor Retailer (OR) you'd see all the new ski & snow product displayed in one of the most boujeè trade shows that's around. It's where all the big brands in snow come to flex. This year, the biggest hard goods ski brand was Meier Skis, a small Colorado owned...

I've been really intrigued lately by the idea of illustrated panoramas. There's something about scrolling across a wide piece of art, packed with details that I find really enjoyable. So here's a little view from the parking lot. There's no real story here, like my normal comics, instead there's...

George C. Lichtenberg wrote that “Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.” But, while that’s a nice thought, Dr. Lichtenberg obviously never had to deal with a buddy asking for advice on what skis they should buy for next season. (Of course he didn’t...

Backcountry skiing can offer a new level of freedom for skiers looking to explore skiing where mechanized access doesn't reach. Whether looking to climb and descend tall peaks in the winter, having as much untouched powder as desired, or looking to enjoy being outdoors without the crowds of a...

Recently I was digging through old work and realized I had a bunch of trip report comics that I'd never published. During the 2019-2021 season I'd just started to draw comics, and I resolved to draw a page for every "significant" day I skied that winter. What follows is the resulting chronicle...

The weatherman said that it might snow tomorrow, but the moose grazing in the alders knows better. He can feel the changes in barometric pressure in his joints, and he’s got another week at least of grazing at higher elevations before the next storm system forces him to descend to the valley and...

Low Pressure Podcast #201 - Tatum Monod Tatum Monod is back on the LPP. She’s spent the last two seasons working on her award winning film, “Passage”. In Passage, Monod traces her family back three generations from the Alps in the 1900s to the present-day Canadian Rockies to claim her spot...

Low Pressure Podcast #201 - Tatum Monod Tatum Monod is back! She’s spent the last two seasons working on her award winning film, “Passage”. In Passage, Monod traces her family back three generations from the Alps in the 1900s to the present-day Canadian Rockies to claim her spot in...