A few weeks ago there was the stressed-out mountain lion trying to get around the border fence. Now there’s news that in Arizona the fence is posing a threat to the state’s black bear population, which, researchers say, is at the limits of its range, which has already been pinched by urban sprawl in the [ more... ]

A guy who can enter any kind of winter bike race and win it is a hero to many, we’re sure, but it’s his blogging and musing and videography of his adventures that makes him compellingly normal to us. Because his soul-searching isn’t any different than any other nature lover’s. Here’s a fittingly quick and [ more... ]

The claim: Helmets don’t increase safety, only improving infrastructure and driver/cyclist education does that. Further, the petition by several cycling groups suggests that helmet laws only put off would-be cyclists because it tells society that cycling is something to fear, and is dangerous. While the petition says that helmet laws in Australia have directly contributed [ more... ]

From the massive tsunami that struck Japan, to melting and calving glaciers in Antarctica, and volcanic eruptions in Russia and Chile, the images from space are awesome in their detail and strong reminders of what a tough year it’s been, not just fiscally, but PHYSICALLY…naturally. When you see the hard swat at the earth in [ more... ]

The audio on this is abysmal, but it may still represent a PR problem for the Utah resort Snowbasin. These guys were harassed for skiing ‘fast’ through a slow zone, and the mustachioed ski instructor and ski patroller let them have it. Skip to 1:42 for the “You want your pass? Then shut you’re f***ing mouth.” Toward the end of the video it seems the ‘troller notices the camera and takes a step back from his earlier demands.

That’s the philosophy of Glenwood Springs, Coloradan Matt Cudmore, who started making Meier Hadmade Skis in 2009, out of trees that grow on the slopes of Sunlight Mountain Resort. Cudmore, 32, says he got tired of the idea that skis had to come from Europe or China — and he was already hand-crafting skateboards in [ more... ]

At first the teamwork is decidedly non-performance focused: The soft drink brand will send recycled plastic bottles in the form of PET (rPET) which Burton will use in a series of three blended, 50 percent rPET, 50 percent organic cotton Ts, although Burton already uses rPET and other recycled materials in a number of its [ more... ]

Sit back and soak up some great GoPro product placement in this 4-minute video that features several kayakers’ facial expressions while paddling over huge waterfalls and then driving around in their van. This video was shot by the Shasta Boyz who not only paddle quite impressive rapids, but also spell their name all funky-fresh with a ‘z’ instead of an ‘s.’ It’z ridiculouz.

That isn’t very remarkable when you realize they cover an area of 50 square miles, twice the size of Manhattan. But this isn’t an ordinary clearcut: The open-pit mines result in a slurry toxic enough to kill any birds that land in the area. And a leaked Environment Canada memo recently cast doubt on the [ more... ]

I hate flying and can’t count the times people have pointed out to me that it’s safer than driving. I’m sure that’s true, just like I’m sure this article that points out it’s safer to ride a chairlift than it is to drive is also true. Last week a 7-year-old died in a tragic chairlift [ more... ]