The December issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine is live and hitting stands now! Pick up your copy or read online today.
QUICK HITS
Tiny home, van, or RV?
Virginia couple wins wife-carrying competition • Longest cycling class ever • Used gear options grow • North Carolina’s forests rank among most important in the country • Your rain jacket may be killing you
FLASHPOINT
Cumberland in crisis: Will the South’s wildest island be destroyed by development?
Is the Sagebrush Rebellion Headed East?
LAST WORD
Is outdoor writing dead?
TRAIL MIX
8 Essential records of 2017 from Blue Ridge musicians
RESORT ROUNDUP
Looking for resort fun this winter? Check out these top downhill destinations in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, along with the latest news and developments for the upcoming season. Plus—meet five Southern ski personalities, including a ski bum paramedic, resort brewmaster, and iconic ski patrol director.
SECRETS OF SNOWMAKING
Snowmaking has come a long way since the days of diesel-fed air compressors, but how is the industry coping with the pressure of warmer winters?
NO SNOW, NO PROBLEM
Here are 12 snowless adventures that will keep your winter wanderlust satisfied until snowing or springtime.
SOLO
Joe ‘Stringbean’ McConaughy sets the overall A.T. speed record—without any crew, sponsors, or support along the way.
