Jake Stern

Jake Stern is a digital editor at Outside. After waiting tables at Alta and skiing his brains out, he served stints on the editorial staff at Powder and Freeskier. He lives, climbs, and skis in the Eastern Sierra.

Latest Stories

Ski Reviews

People Say Full Rocker Skis Encourage Bad Technique. I Say They're More Fun.

Once specialized tools for deep powder, a new generation of reverse-camber designs are helping skiers explore a different style of skiing.

August 26, 2026

Culture

The Best Skiers Know How to Have a Good Day in Any Conditions

The mountains always have something to offer—if you're willing to look for it.

August 7, 2026

All-Mountain Wide Skis

Skis Are About to Get Wider Again. Blame the Olympics.

The gear behind skiing’s wildest event is about to go mainstream.

July 14, 2026

All-Mountain Boots

I Said Buckle Boots Were Dying. Four Years Later, Here's Where BOA Actually Stands.

Four years after the BOA revolution hit ski boots, our resident bootfitter checks in on adoption, World Cup holdouts, and whether skiers actually like dials.

June 30, 20261

News

Remembering Gee Pierrel, the Brilliant Ski Mountaineer Who Conquered the Impossible

The French alpinist was known for daring first descents on some of the world’s steepest faces.

June 25, 2026

Ode

I Read SKI’s List of the World’s Scariest Lifts—and I Have Some Notes

After spotting June Mountain's beloved J1 on SKI's list of the world's scariest lifts, one skier decided to set the record straight.

June 25, 2026

Powder Skis

Fischer’s New Mystery Ski Is Hard to Categorize—Until You Ski It in Powder

The Nothing is intentionally vague on paper, but its purpose becomes clear in deep snow.

May 8, 2026

High Performance Boots

I Put More than 400 Days on These Ski Boot Liners. I’m Still Not Replacing Them.

After nearly 500 days of testing, here’s what these cork ski boot liners do better—and worse—than foam.

April 15, 20263

All-Mountain Boots

Forget Rear-Entry Boots. Atomic Joins the Mid-Entry Future.

The new Atomic Nexus 130 BOA shows how hands-free entry can finally deliver real alpine performance.

March 20, 20262

Boots

Custom Footbeds Are Overrated (and Often a Waste of Money)

Some skiers don’t need them, many are built badly, and a $50 off-the-rack insert might be all you really need.

May 20, 20263

Backcountry

The Simple Piece of Backcountry Gear That Just Might Save Your Life

This vital item can be the difference between a complicated and expensive rescue and getting out of the mountains on your own terms.

February 26, 20261

All-Mountain Skis

We Put 17 "One-Ski Quivers" to the Test. These 8 Actually Do It All.

Dozens of testers took hundreds of laps to answer one question: which skis truly do it all?

January 5, 2026

All-Mountain Boots

The 4 Ski Boots Our Resident Bootfitter Is Most Excited About for 2026

Legendary boots get a full revamp and hybrid cabrios are poised to take over.

May 7, 2025

Backcountry

This Nurse Completed Utah’s Legendary Ski Guidebook at Lightning Speed

Mali Noyes has skied 93 chutes in 47 days, and clocked back in at the Huntsman Cancer Institute when she finished

April 28, 2025

All-Mountain Boots

Tecnica Nailed the Mach1 Boot Redesign, But Here’s Why I’ll Miss the Old Model

Updates to fit and performance mean the new Mach1 LV will fit more skiers. That’s a good thing, right?

January 29, 2025

All-Mountain Boots

Armada’s First-Ever Ski Boot Is Built Different. Here’s Our First Take.

Armada’s new AR ONE boot turns old technology on its head to deliver better fit and performance.

January 13, 20251

Adventure

Two Ski Mountaineers Just Descended a Terrifying Line on New Zealand’s Highest Peak

Christina Lustenberger called her and Gee Pierrel’s descent of Aoraki (Mount Cook) the most engaging of her entire storied career

November 4, 2024

All-Mountain Skis

Blackcrows Reinvented the Ski That Started It All—and Made It Way Better

Thanks to some big updates, the reimagined Corvus is looser, faster, and way more fun to ski.

October 4, 2024

News

This Ski Area Was Engulfed in Flames. Then the Snow Guns Kicked In.

The Bridge Fire engulfed the Angeles National Forest causing evacuations. But this ski area was able to keep its infrastructure safe.

July 11, 2025

Culture

Summer Skiing Is a Hot, Grueling Sufferfest. I Can’t Get Enough.

The snow is bad, the approach is long, and it’s still all I want to be doing when my friends are off biking and climbing

July 8, 2024

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Latest Stories

People Say Full Rocker Skis Encourage Bad Technique. I Say They're More Fun.

The Best Skiers Know How to Have a Good Day in Any Conditions

Skis Are About to Get Wider Again. Blame the Olympics.

I Said Buckle Boots Were Dying. Four Years Later, Here's Where BOA Actually Stands.

Remembering Gee Pierrel, the Brilliant Ski Mountaineer Who Conquered the Impossible

I Read SKI’s List of the World’s Scariest Lifts—and I Have Some Notes

Fischer’s New Mystery Ski Is Hard to Categorize—Until You Ski It in Powder

I Put More than 400 Days on These Ski Boot Liners. I’m Still Not Replacing Them.

Forget Rear-Entry Boots. Atomic Joins the Mid-Entry Future.

Custom Footbeds Are Overrated (and Often a Waste of Money)

The Simple Piece of Backcountry Gear That Just Might Save Your Life

We Put 17 "One-Ski Quivers" to the Test. These 8 Actually Do It All.

The 4 Ski Boots Our Resident Bootfitter Is Most Excited About for 2026

This Nurse Completed Utah’s Legendary Ski Guidebook at Lightning Speed

Tecnica Nailed the Mach1 Boot Redesign, But Here’s Why I’ll Miss the Old Model

Armada’s First-Ever Ski Boot Is Built Different. Here’s Our First Take.

Two Ski Mountaineers Just Descended a Terrifying Line on New Zealand’s Highest Peak

Blackcrows Reinvented the Ski That Started It All—and Made It Way Better

This Ski Area Was Engulfed in Flames. Then the Snow Guns Kicked In.

Summer Skiing Is a Hot, Grueling Sufferfest. I Can’t Get Enough.

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