Jordan Grant-Krenz

The Pacific Northwest (PNW) is littered with iconic ski spots, but few are more prominent than the Cascade Volcanic Arc. Spanning the northern West Coast, these weathered stratovolcanoes are highly concentrated in central Oregon. It's here that you'll find the Three Sisters peaks, Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington (ironically, not the one in Washington State), and, of course, Mount Hood.

Woodward Copper is keeping the season alive this summer. The hike park is set to open on June 5 and will operate 10 am to 5 pm Thursday - Sunday as long as conditions allow.

The experience and talent shared between Sammy Carlson, Kai Jones and Teton Gravity Research is hard to quantify. So if you give them a new tool, you can bet they'll put it to work. Turns out that tool is... an iPhone. Sure enough, they cooked up some heat with it.

Trollhaugen, Wisconsin, has become a park mecca of the Midwest and beyond. The resort's marketing director, Marsha Hovey, is a big believer that affordable riding isn't gone, it's just under-represented. Here's why she's right.

Drones are cheaper and more accessible than paying for heli laps to score the shot. But somewhere along the way, we got confused about what makes for a great shot.

FREESKIER caught up with photographer Alex Zimmerman to get a glimpse of his spring at Mount Hood, and to hear his thoughts on the season, who he's shot with and more.

If freeride perfection is attainable, you could make a good argument that it could be found in the skiing of Duncan Adams. Take a look through some of our favorite Adams segments.

Just because it's warm doesn't mean you should head out less prepared. When tackling big lines this spring and summer, these are a few easy-to-forget but helpful items.

The hike park at Woodward Copper is firing, and it's one of the best setups we've seen in a few years. Check out the summer sliding from high in the Rockies.

OpenSnow meteorologist Alan Smith weighs in on the impending El Niño forecast, explaining why he believes we might be in for the strongest El Niño system in history.