A Giving Tuesday Close to Our ❤️
It might seem unusual for a snowsports brand to be talking about microlending in Kenya on Giving Tuesday. But today we're changing that by sharing the story behind Zawadisha.
Please note this listing is for the digital version of Issue 2; all print copies have sold out. After you place your order we will email you a link to download the digital version.
The theme of Issue Two is Grounded. Inside our contributors are exploring topics that everyone is talking about—such as substance-free experiences, to dealing with depression, to creating sacred and safe spaces—but often these conversations are whispers that are drowned out by a much larger and louder narrative that has become a pillar in the outdoors. Après following a day on the slopes and beers at the tailgate after a long ride. Summiting peaks, going big, and getting rad.
If that’s how you do the outdoors, you keep doing you. But if there is anything that we’ve learned over the years, it is that people experience the outdoors in very different ways. Those differences are not only stark and recognizable, they are valuable. They are helping to expand the perception of who plays in the outdoors, and why, and even what constitutes an outdoor experience.
Beyond exploring how we can become emotionally grounded by creating intentional spaces in the outdoors and talking about issues that have been incredibly stigmatized in our society, we also are examining the literal earth, from biodynamic farming to how we have created the concept of wilderness.
Contributors include:
Permission to Play by Teal Stetson-Lee
The Evolution Of Dreams by Brie A. Moore Photos by Hans-Martin Kudlinski
Ask Jenny: Question and Answers About Life, the Outdoors, and Whatever by Jenny Bruso
An Indoor Girl On the Outdoors: The Park Ranger Is Gonna See Your Ass by Melanie Briggs
Don't Just Talk About It by Kriste Peoples
Get Out + Get In by Julie Brown
Stoked and Awed to be Sober in the Backcountry by Sonya Pevzner Photo's by Loius Arevalo
No Boys Allowed by Alexandra Lev Photo by Kari Magnus
Losing a Limb: featuring Dr. Mary Jackson by Jennifer Gurecki
What's In My Pack by Andrea Slusarski
The Pitch Hoffgoods by Haleigh Hoff
Homemade and Handcrafted: Four Brands with Artisan Goods Built for any Adventure by Erica Zazo
Whose Playground? by James Savage & Antony Koine Makumi
Packing A New Perspective & Top 5 Tips for Traveling Across Africa by Jennifer Gurecki Photos by Jennifer Gurecki Artwork by Andrea Slusarski and Lauren Bello Okerman
Poetry In Motion: Conundrum by Sydney Zester
Self-Serving: A guide to self-care for your mind, body & soul by Latasha Dunston
When The Cows Come Home by Tibby Plasse
Snowghosts of Our Friends by Lisa Slagle
Who's In Charge? by Lynsey Dyer
Be Seen by Devan Bridson
Clearing, Healing, and Planning by Samantha Romanowski
Financial Cents by Hsin-Cheng Kuo
Eat. Drink. + Be Merry: Limoncello ice cream by Vanessa Barajas
That's What He Said: Mansplaining Mansplained by Andrew Pridgen
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We knew we deserved better equipment and a community that saw us, heard us, valued us, and put us front and center. So we said goodbye to shrink-it-and-pink-it and toxic bro culture and said hello to something more: a community that values camaraderie over competition, solidarity over sending, and compassion over cuntery.
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From the beginning, we’ve been willing to do and say what our peers won’t. There is no place for the status quo, no room for hanging back, no time for wait or play it safe. In everything we create, we aim to make a positive impact in the world of snowsports and beyond. And that’s what makes us different. We're Coalition Snow, and we're the ones we've been waiting for.
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