Michael Ferrara is skiing across Alaska, the long way. He’ll cover 900 miles from the ‘Pacific’ Ocean to the Arctic Ocean, and on the way he’ll post on the Outside blog. I’m not sure what kind of access he’ll have to computers while making his way north, but maybe he can drop us some updates [ more... ]

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This looks like that spider from The Lord of the Rings is laying down webs but it’s actually just millions of small spiders. I’m not sure which I’d rather face. It seems that the major floods in Pakistan last year caused millions of spiders to take refuge in the trees for extended lengths of time [ more... ]

It seems that the coyotes that are roaming Chicago’s north side are adapting well. Instead of chasing cars they’re changing their howls to sound like them. Residents have reported not only seeing a growing coyote population, but hearing them chime in and howl along with police and ambulance sirens in the neighborhood. Coyotes actually used [ more... ]

Okay, I know we’re all sick of these HD time lapse videos by now. Sure, you can set one up on your GoPro and every high school kid is doing it, but that doesn’t mean they’re all terrible. Photographer Guido (real name) Perrini has shot the latest Xavier de le Rue sessions, and he also setup this time lapse with tracking shots at the local resort. Worth watching.

Snowboarder James Drummond of California spent a frightful 26 minutes lying headfirst in a tree well, his helmet cam catching the entire episode. He was finally able to reach for his cell phone and dial his wife, whom he told to call ski patrol to pull him out. “Are you serious?” Yes, indeed he was. [ more... ]

Skip to about 2:50 to get past all the stupid posturing that opens the video. Dam Boarding may lead to certain injury and be against several federal laws, but c’mon, they’re Australian federal laws. It also looks like a good bit of fun, once you get over all the nasty bacteria you pick up in the mucky stagnant water.

via Wend

Yes, that Ireland, and yes, that Appalachian Trail. It seems that the Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine runs all the way to the top of Newfoundland on a, extension that is referred to as International Appalachian Trail. Now the IAT will also run from Donegal to Antrim in Ireland. That Newfoundland and [ more... ]

A 12-year-old Swedish boy accidentally fell into a bear’s den when skiing with friends at a resort. The bear woke up and bit him on both legs and clawed his back before it ran off into the woods. The boy survived the attack and had this to say from his hospital bed: “I accepted death, [ more... ]

A new video from Adam Barker Photography includes a host of Utah skiers including Hayden Price, Parker Cook, and Backcountry.com Athlete Julian Carr. Through the Eyes is due out in April.

Thanks Nathan