The November issue of Elevation Outdoors magazine is live and on a newstand for FREE near you now.
Resorts are opening. Snow is flying. Winter is here. Are you dressed for it? This month EO delves into the world of fashion (well sort of). We worked with the Caveman Collective and outfitted Colorado locals in the hot new winter apparel and hard goods for our annual gear photo shoots.
But this issue is not just about the beautiful people — ski legend Tom Winter got out in the Montana backcountry and sipped some of the Treasure State’s best craft whiskey. Rachel Walker reports on the hell that is I-70 traffic and the plans to improve it. We fat bike Steamboat. We hump up to 10th Mountain Division huts. And we introduce you to a man who soloed 15 ice routes in one day. This is not Glamour, after all… it’s Elevation Outdoors!
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DRESSED TO SHRED
You need to look your best to ski and snowboard your best—at least that was the idea behind getting some local Colorado characters all dressed up in the hottest resort, backcountry and après apparel.
OUT-OF-STATE RESORT GUIDE
Last issue we gave you the goods on Colorado’s best ski and snowboard resorts. This time, we head further afield with beta on the best stashes in Montana, Utah, New Mexico and even California.
departments
EDITOR’S LETTER
Lessons of living on the edge.
QUICK HITS
Solo ice climbing, beers for chilly days, Mont Tremblant, ski film roundup, and more!
FLASHPOINT
I-70 is every Front Range skier and snowboarder’s worst nightmare. Will it ever get better?
HOT SPOT
There’s much more to winter in Steamboat than turns at the resort — why not try fat biking and soaking in the hot springs?
THE TRAIL
Hut season is upon us. Here are the coordinates to get you to one of the 10th Mountain’s finest retreats.
STRAIGHT TALK
Erik Weihenmayer on kayaking the Grand Canyon blind.
THE ROAD
Tom Winter downs brown liquor and shreds white stuff in Montana.
HEAR THIS
Gregory Alan Isakov on inspiration and slow travel.
ELWAYVILLE
The God of Skiing has arrived!
