036 PROFILE RUNNING WITH BLINDERS ON Four Decades of Board Building with Ernie DeLost Words Ben Shanks Kindlon 048 LOCALE THE THING ABOUT TELLURIDE Beyond the Powder 500 in the Southern San Juans Words Ben Eng 058 ADVENTURE WHERE EAST MEETS WEST Turkish Treats from Istanbul to Kartalkaya Words Dillon Crosilla 070 PROFILE REMEMBER TO SMILE Mark McMorris’ Positive Vibrations Words Colin Wiseman 084 GALLERIE CLOSE TO NATURE Iuna Tinta’s Righteous Path Words Josi Stephens 002 020 024 028 032 UP TOP Just Below the Huck-O-Meter. 098 100 106 110 CONTRIBUTORS Nomadic Tendencies. MASTHEAD Are You Gonna Finish That? FLY BY Fall Freshies in Oregon. NOTES Perpetual Renewal. MEDIA REVIEW Like a True Shodo Master. NEW FAVORITE GIRL From Iran to the Alps. CODA French Fried. YODEL Base Camp Scavenging. “During a December of heavy snowfalls at Ste-vens Pass, WA, the skies only parted for a few brief moments. Near the end of the month we chased the light to a distant ridge where a group of friends shared such an instant. No logos, no maneuvers, just Jim Guindon on his snowboard enjoying the right place at the right time.” Photo: Jordan Ingmire