For decades, alcohol has been the default social glue. Whether it was meeting friends, celebrating milestones, or simply passing time, drinking wasn’t just an option, it was the environment itself. That seems to be changing. Recent data shows a steady decline in alcohol consumption among younger adults. Fewer people under 35 are drinking compared to previous generations at the same age, and overall participation in drinking continues to trend downward. But focusing only on th

It didn’t start the way it was supposed to. Early morning at America the Beautiful Park, the wind was ripping through the field. Cold, aggressive, the kind that makes you question everything before the day even begins. The first structure going up a 15-foot canopy tent that housed the coffee, felt like it might lift off at any second. One strong gust and it was gone. At that point, there were real conversations about shutting it down. The Birds of Prey team wasn’t jumping. Co

by Misty Johnston We ride for the turns. For the views. For the feeling that the mountains give us.But behind the powder days and lift passes lies something deeper, a long, often overlooked history rooted in the very places we now call ski towns. Long before resorts, gondolas, or après scenes, these mountains were home to Indigenous peoples. Their relationship with the land is ancient, spiritual, and ongoing. And if you ride these peaks, you’re part of that story now, whether