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Private landowners open up access to mountain bikers, climbers, fly fishers, and hikers. Read more...

Clear the Roads

What will it take for mountain communities to get Read more...

Way More Than a Walk in t

Community-based outdoor recreation takes off. Read more...

Mountain Agriculture

CSAs and community gardens bolster the local food Read more...

My realtor rolled her eyes and declared it a "dumpito"—a little dump—and was so appalled when I announced I was going to buy the place that she didn't speak to me for a year. The 70-year-old house at the end of a short dead-end lane in Sa Read more...

A Primer on Logs

Thinking of buying a log home? Read more...

Green Up a Tear Down

Pete McBride renovates his Basalt, Colorado home. Read more...

High Country Grow Ops

Backyard Bonanza Read more...

The New Mountain Urbanism

After three decades of haphazard, build-as-many-condos-as-we-can-fit-at-the-base-of-the-mountain construction, developers are returning to one of the original attractions of mountain towns: the town itself. Read more...

Mountain Real Estate After the Bubble

For most of recent memory, buying a first or second home near a strong ski resort was a sure thing. In Eagle County, Colorado, (home to Vail and Beaver Creek) home values rose 105 percent in the 1990s and 72 percent since 2000. Read more...

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// SWAMI SAYS

Swami won't take offense if you mount tele/touring skis with AT bindings, but the easy flex makes tele-turning most joyful.

Time for Swami to trade in his String Cheese Incident rucksack and acquire a modern pack with adjustable straps, back vents, and such.

When seeking frontside skis, look for damp skis with ungodly edge penetration.

For all-mountain skis you seeketh a balance of powder flotation and hard-snow guts.

Big Mountain ski buyers: Meditate on tip rocker if you crave the pow. Ex racers go traditional.

Using AT boots? Swami sees 90 to 100 millimeter crossover skis in your future Facebook postings.

Swami sayeth: Choose a mountain bike with a blend of climbing and descending performance for the exigencies of the mountain trail near you.

What's with all the skiers passing us in the powder, you snowboarders ask? Rocker lets you float without effort. It's pay-to-play Zen.