Winter 2025
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America’s downhill racing queen in the nineties, Street, 54, discusses what it’s like to explain her sport to the Olympic audience
This is a city that practically demands you live outdoors. Here are our favorite places to snorkel, kayak, bike, and chill in the Magic City this winter.
Choosing your pace based on the physiological transition from easy to hard is more effective than calculations based on maximum heart rate, research shows.
America’s most devoted whiskey makers are planting their own crops—and reshaping bourbon from the ground up.
Take anywhere from one minute to one week to start the year refreshed.
Ditch the performance plateau and build strength in a smarter way.
Big trips are rare, but adventure doesn’t have to be. A case for local, low-stakes adventures that keep the body challenged and the mind young.
Why you need to go outside and touch grass. Literally.
Running without music or a watch isn’t just about silence, but there's a lot you can learn in silence.
Skyr, cold plunges, and broken sleep sound like torture. But ancient Norse grit just might beat modern wellness.
An oral history of how the half-sneaker, half-loafer became the most controversial “performance” shoe of the year.
These trailblazers reshaped how we think about adventure, risk, and resilience in 2025.
Since 2020, the Gaza Sunbirds have been a beacon of hope amidst a landscape of violence. These Palestinian amputee cyclists race and deliver aid, turning loss into resilience on and off the road.
Rancho La Puerta has been embracing health and longevity for decades.
This year, Everest's death toll dropped dramatically. Meet the rescuers responsible.
An anonymous band of off-duty park rangers has risen up to defend America’s public lands from budget cuts, firings, and political neglect.
From New York to Minnesota to California, Nordic-style public floating saunas are on the rise—and they’re just what your winter needs.
From the Alps to the Arctic Circle, these new and revived sleeper trains are making it easier than ever to chase powder, adventure, and even the northern lights this winter
Editor in chief Kevin Sintumuang on how we need to start recognizing that growth doesn’t follow a predetermined arc.
Freed from years of pain by a knee replacement—she’s back racing at 41, chasing Olympic glory in Cortina. Here’s how one of the world’s most dominant skiers is reclaiming what her legacy means beyond the podium.
The Australian actor grew up on the edge of a forest and never quite left it behind. Now, with ‘Train Dreams’ on Netflix, he’s exploring what it means to live—and lose—our connection to the wild.
Meet Carl Cocchiarella, Colorado’s least-successful elk hunter. After four decades of near misses, he’s learned that killing an animal isn’t the best part of a hunt.