Abigail Barronian

Nov 11, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Abigail Barronian

The search for a great winter jacket is a personal journey. You’ll have different needs in Montana, Alaska, and Michigan, and different style and feature preferences if you live in New York City or on a Southwestern ranch. Fortunately, we tested winter parkas in all of the above locations—and more—to come up with a list that will serve fashion-minded city dwellers, northerners in frigid climates, and folks who work outside year-round.

Nov 8, 2024 | skimag.com | Abigail Barronian

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. You’re only as comfortable as your extremities. Cold, wet hands can ruin an otherwise lovely ski day, while warm, dry gloves can turn a storm day into a bell-to-bell powder party.

Oct 14, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Abigail Barronian

On Thursday, October 10, seven of the world’s best freeride mountain bikers lined up to compete in the first-ever women’s Red Bull Rampage in Virgin, Utah. Since 2001, freeride’s biggest competition has only ever featured male riders. After years of advocating for women’s inclusion in Rampage, attempting to qualify for the event, and hosting their own events, the community of top women riders finally got their chance. Robin Goomes, of New Zealand, was the first rider on the venue.

Jul 30, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Abigail Barronian

If Ada Limón were left to her own devices for the day, she would rise, hug her husband and her dog, write a poem, and read a poem. Then she’d spend the rest of her waking hours learning the names of things—flowers, trees, insects, clouds. “There’s a beauty to naming, to learning the name, to identifying,” she tells me one morning in March.

Apr 2, 2024 | skimag.com | Abigail Barronian

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. I have often joked that skiing is a jealous lover. I spend all my money on her. When she’s around, all my free time is devoted to her, too. Friendships with people who don’t understand her appeal fall by the wayside —in a way, she isolates me.