036 044 052 066 080 PROFILE PERFECTLY At Home with Irie Jefferson Words Ben Shanks Kindlon ADVENTURE ARID Words Marissa Krawczak STRANGE HORIZONS IN NORTHERN CHILE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA LOCALE IDEAL SCENARIOS Words Elena Hight, Jeremy Jones and Nick Russell PROFILE BODE Words Harrison Gordon MERRILL FORGOES THE FORMULA MATTERS MOST FOR TYLER RAVELLE GALLERIE WHAT Words Colin Wiseman 002 020 022 024 026 028 030 032 UP TOP Fire and Waterslides 098 100 102 104 106 110 CONTRIBUTORS Endless Potential MASTHEAD Cruxing FLY BY Masterly Fitted NOTES Be Cool MEDIA REVIEW Extra Medium ARTIFACT Cascadian Ascent FLY BY Salted Corn YODEL Below the Rim YODEL A Lot of Faith NEW FAVORITE PERSON Bambi CODA Shoot the Moon REWIND No Slide LINES Imaginary Peaks “2023 was a record year across the Sierra Nevada, CA. During March, it was almost impossible to get into Mammoth. U.S. Route 395 North had been closed for weeks due to multiple avalanches taking out the road, and 395 South felt like it had been closed more than open due to massive storms. Somehow Marissa Krawczak timed her trip there perfectly, arriving on the first sunny day in weeks. We sessioned some amazing conditions for a few days, then she snuck out of town right before another atmospheric river unloaded on the area, shutting everything down again.” Photo: Andrew Miller