John Stifter
Powder
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Contact John
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by John:
Washington's Crystal Mountain is a Must Visit for Skiers in the PNW
Considered Washington's most "resorty" resort, Crystal Mountain is one of the best ski areas in North America you need to include on your bucket list. → Read More
Can You Ski on the U.S./Canada Border?
Longtime POWDER Features Editor Porter Fox set out on a 4,000-mile journey two years ago to tell the story of the oft-forgotten northern border of the U.S. His travels and findings can be found in his latest book, Northland. In traversing the border lands, he passed through ski country in New England, Michigan, Montana, Idaho, → Read More
Italy Sees Heavy Snow in August Amid Record Heat Wave
Wild weather across the globe features random snowstorm in Italy, a blizzard in Chile, and record wildfires in California. → Read More
Why Do We Ski? For the Family.
An essay on why skiing is important because of the relationships the sport harvests. → Read More
Why Do We Ski? For the Family.
Why do we ski? Why is skiing important? For the relationships of the friends, family, and community it harvests. → Read More
How a Filmmaker Found Love Despite Tragic Loss
Bjarne Salén became of the world’s best high-alpine cinematographers while facing risk, loss, and love. → Read More
How a Filmmaker Found Love Despite Tragic Loss
Bjarne Salén became of the world’s best high-alpine cinematographers while facing risk, loss, and love. → Read More
Passing Through: Crested Butte
Watch why the steeps and culture of CB are worthy of any skier's visit. → Read More
Winter Ain't Over in Whistler
In 10 days at the beginning of March 2017, 50-plus inches of snow fell at Whistler, making for all-time conditions and proving winter isn't over. → Read More
Passing Through: Whistler, BC
From Spanky's Ladder on Blackcomb to Whistler's Peak Chair to all the madness of the village, Whistler truly does check every box for the spontaneous skier. → Read More
Passing Through: Whistler, BC
From Spanky's Ladder on Blackcomb to Whistler's Peak Chair to all the madness of the village, Whistler truly does check every box for the spontaneous skier. → Read More
Passing Through: Snowbird, Utah
Between the great terrain and arguably the best, most consistent snow on the planet, Snowbird remains a must visit and experience on anyone's ski bucket list. → Read More
Passing Through: Snowbird, Utah
Between the great terrain and arguably the best, most consistent snow on the planet, Snowbird remains a must visit and experience on anyone's ski bucket list. → Read More
Passing Through: Whitefish, Montana
From deep pow between iconic snowghost trees to bars like The Bierstube and Bulldog and Great Northern, Whitefish, Montana should be on every skier's list. → Read More
Passing Through: Whitefish, Montana
From deep pow between iconic snowghost trees to bars like The Bierstube and Bulldog and Great Northern, Whitefish, Montana should be on every skier's list. → Read More
Nor'eastah Slams Sugarloaf
On the morning of February 13, skiers at Sugarloaf, Maine, woke to 25 new inches of some of the lightest and driest snow they've ever skied. Five feet fell in 10 days. → Read More
Super Deep, Super All Time Footage from Alta
After 65 inches in 24 hours at Alta, on the heels of 100-plus inches in 10 days, this footage proves that January 2017 might be one of the all-time best. → Read More
Skiers Shred 100-Inch Storm in Utah
It’s no secret the start to the 2017 winter is one for the record books, with storms hammering the Sierra, Cascades, and Rockies. With Mammoth reporting the deepest January ever and Tahoe not too far behind, Utah joined the all-time conditions team, with 100-plus inches in 10 days from January 2-13. Salt Lake City local → Read More
Tahoe Skiers Go Wild in the Storm
Eleven days remain in the month of January and a new storm is set to unload more snow on the Tahoe region, but most ski areas in the area have already received 75 percent of their average annual snowfall. The atmospheric river weather phenomenon hit the Sierra last week, dropping over seven inches of rain → Read More
The Deepest Video of the Season
All Time, presented by Abom, is a series produced by Powder Productions that captures the winter’s best storms. Last Thursday, Mammoth local Colin Farrell scored first chair on Chair 22 and pressed record on his POV camera to document 150-plus inches and three Mammoth storm cycles of snow highlighted by two feet of blower powder. → Read More