The Longform Guide to Snow
A collection of picks on Montreal's plow racket, what it’s like to freeze to death, the wilds of eastern Siberia and more.
Getting Plowed
Collusion, sabotage, violence—inside Montreal’s no-holds-barred snow removal racket.
Selena Ross Maisonneuve Apr 2012 20min
The Cold Hard Facts of Freezing to Death
First chill, then stupor, then letting go.
Peter Stark Outside Jan 1997 15min
Into the Unknown
In 1912, 300 miles deep on a trek into the uncharted Antarctic wilderness, Douglas Mawson lost most of his crew and supplies. This is the story of how he got back.
David Roberts National Geographic Jan 2013 10min
This Side of Ultima Thule
A dispatch from eastern Siberia, a realm of steel-shattering cold and nullifying vastness sometimes called “the white hell.”
Jeffrey Tayler The Atlantic Apr 1997 20min
Death in the Snow
In 2001, a young Japanese woman walked into the North Dakota woods. Had she come in search of the $1 million dollars buried by a fictional character in the film Fargo?
Paul Berczeller The Guardian Jun 2003 10min
Aspen and the End of Snow
How the ski town of the super-rich responds to global warming.
Nathaniel Rich Men's Journal Feb 2014 30min
Snow Fall
The avalanche at Tunnel Creek.
John Branch New York Times Dec 2012 10min
Out in the Great Alone
A trip to the Iditarod.
Brian Phillips Grantland Apr 2013 20min
Jan 1997 – Feb 2014 Permalink