Devon O'Neil
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Past articles by devononeil:
Chasing Fresh Powder and True Adventure in Norway’s Lofoten Islands
Our correspondent went to Norway's Lofoten Islands, a still largely untracked backcountry skiing mecca, in search of both powder and thrills. → Read More
I Reported on Avalanches for 15 Years. Then I Triggered a Huge One.
After kicking off an enormous slide on a familiar backcountry run in Colorado, our writer was forced to reconsider his relationship with skiing → Read More
A Promising New COVID-19 Drug Isn't New to Mountaineers
Despite the promising results and Tuesday's media splash, there remains plenty of skepticism about whether dexamethasone really is a lifesaver. → Read More
The Pandemic Is Forcing Ski Towns to Rethink Tourism
When once crowded mountain communities saw visitors vanish this spring, locals scrambled to mitigate the economic damage and plot a return, while keeping their towns' character intact. → Read More
Passing on a Mountain Legacy
My grandpa served in the Army's tough-as-nails Tenth Mountain Division during World War II. After the war, soldiers from the Tenth pioneered the rambling mountain lifestyle I live today. Every year, I ski to remember him. → Read More
What Happens When You Need a Rescue During a Pandemic
Local and state governments across North America have warned backcountry recreationists to rein in their risk and not burden the already stressed healthcare system. No one has exposed the fragile system, until now. → Read More
Remembering Davo Karničar, an Underappreciated Legend
The reclusive Slovenian made two first descents of 8,000-meter peaks, including the only full descent of Everest. He died in a forestry accident earlier this week. → Read More
The Shootings that Shook Malibu Creek State Park
When a father of two was shot through his tent in the Southern California park last year, the murder revealed a mysterious trail of previously unpublicized incidents that had happened nearby—and sparked a $90 million lawsuit. → Read More
Colorado's Singletrack Wars
And so began a venomous, years-long battle for the two-wheeled soul of Nederland. On one side: people who live there and ride the trails every day. On the other: people from down the canyon in Boulder who mostly ride them on weekends. → Read More
Murder on a Mountain Bike
Around 10 A.M. on Friday, September 15, 2017, Ginger Chase-Watkins called the Old Town Bike Shop in Colorado Springs looking for her husband, Tim Watkins. She hadn't heard from him in more than 24 hours. → Read More
Chasing a Couple of Geezers on a San Juan Traverse
Matt Wells has many nicknames, chief among them Uncle Fuzz, but it isn't until his old buddy Jerry Roberts calls him "abuelo" that reality sinks in. → Read More
To Get to the Summit, Cory Richards Had to Lose It All
On the other side of a traumatic adventure mishap lie nightmares, a never-ending recovery, and sometimes an entirely new perspective on existence itself. → Read More
The Race to Ski the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain
K2 has never been skied from top to bottom—but two daring adventurers hope to change that. → Read More
The Last Days of Ueli Steck
How one of the world’s best mountaineers made a last-second decision that would take his life → Read More
Aspen vs. Vail: The Race for Control of the Country's Ski Resorts Is Underway
The two neighboring Colorado resort giants are snapping up ski areas around the country, positioning themselves as the two titans of North American resort operations → Read More
Everest 2017: New Routes, New Records, and Lots of Climbers
The spring Everest season is shaping up to be an exciting one: Ueli Steck is returning to complete an epic traverse; Kilian Jornet wants a speed record; and the mountain will be packed with climbers who didn't get to attempt the summit in 2014 and 2015. → Read More
The Ski King of the Southwest
James Coleman is snapping up small ski areas in Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. As warming temperatures shorten the winter season and the West contends with drought, we had to ask: Why? → Read More
How Global Warming Is Changing How We Play Outside
Climate change is affecting America’s recreation meccas—from Yosemite to Yellowstone—in profound ways. As the planet heats up and weather patterns shift, so will the ways we interact with the outdoors. → Read More
How Global Warming Is Changing How We Play Outside
Climate change is affecting America’s recreation meccas—from Yosemite to Yellowstone—in profound ways. As the planet heats up and weather patterns shift, so will the ways we interact with the outdoors. → Read More
How Global Warming Is Changing How We Play Outside
Climate change is affecting America’s recreation meccas—from Yosemite to Yellowstone—in profound ways. As the planet heats up and weather patterns shift, so will the ways we interact with the outdoors. → Read More