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Tess Strokes

Tess is a Senior Writer with FREESKIER based in Aspen, CO. From editing our first Backcountry Issue to testing skis to penning feature stories, Tess has covered everything from hot tubs to the Haute Route. When she's not pursuing storms or backcountry lines, she's lapping Buttermilk with her three-year-old son.

Wide open spaces: Wyoming’s small ski areas reveal skiing in its purest form

A true test: The North Face launches FUTURELIGHT fabric in Aspen, Colorado

Riders on the Storm

Women to Women

Foreign Aid: Colorado’s Peter Olenick preps South Korea’s freeski team for its first Olympics on home turf

Bespoke Bliss: Bucket List heli-skiing at Silvertip Lodge

Surf & Turf: The profile of inspirational backcountry skier, Adam Ü

Designer Profile: Ruth Beatty

Jack Pilot: Mandatory Air

On Location: Mt. Ushba
Volatile weather made it difficult for Anthamatten, Eder and Slemett to choose a date to ski Mt. Ushba—but, in July 2017, they found their window to make the trip.

Quest to Succeed

Multi Tasker

Swiss Made

Ushba Push

The Aspen Way