ILLUSTRATED TIMES: 
THE ART OF TATTOOING IN THE AMERICAN WEST

By Toby Thompson

Tattoos have been etched onto the human body for thousands of years, from ancient Egyptian mummies to inked-up sailors and are now considered fine art. Toby Thompson follows these Illustrated Times and unpacks the road tattoos have taken to their present form in the American West.

FEATURED OUTLAW: TOM WEISKOPF TAKES AIM

By Michelle Hiskey

In the golf world, Tom Weiskopf is larger than life. He’s been victorious at the highest level of competition and designed 80 golf courses across the globe. Michelle Hiskey writes how Tom Weiskopf Takes Aim at a different opponent and is discovering a new sense of freedom in Montana.

ADVENTURE: SNOW BLIND

By Bay Stephens

Snow scientists and social scientists are teaming up worldwide to link the disconnect between perception and reality in the mountains. Bay Stephens discusses in Snow Blind how avalanche research is intersecting with behavioral economics and affecting decision-making in the backcountry.

OUTBOUND GALLERY: ART IN HAIKU

A collaborative, abstract expression of resilience.

WHERE DID APRES SKI GO?

By Brigid Mander

The new age of après ski.

OUTLOOK: SNOW GUNS FOR CHANGE

By Gabrielle Gasser

As climate change ravages the Mountain West, ski industry mavericks are looking to boost disappearing snowpack by making snow with recycled wastewater.

OUTLOOK: ‘BEQOMING’

By Mira Brody

A full spectrum of existence.

FAMILY: JUGGLING ACT

By Mark Wilcox

As remote working comes into vogue, full-time travel is a real thing. Here’s how to make it work with kids in tow.

REPORTS: SHACKS ON RACKS

By Claire Cella

In the throes of a housing crisis, one Jackson nonprofit is saving old homes … on tractor trailers.

REPORTS: MARY JANE LIGHTS UP THE TREASURE STATE

By Bella Butler

January 1, 2022, Montana joins 18 U.S. states in legalizing recreational marijuana and deciding how to manage the process.

REPORTS: SILICON PRAIRIE

By Mark Wilcox

Will becoming the first state to charter cryptobanks transform Wyoming into a bustling tech hub or deposit it in the lawless Wild West?

HEALTH: SKI TOGETHER, STAY TOGETHER … RIGHT?

By Blaire Anne Hensen

A look at relationship dynamics in the backcountry.

PROFILE: SLOW GAME, BIG MISSION

By Dan Egan

Vasu Sojitra’s mountain journey into social change.

SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT: HEY BEAR!

By Mira Brody

Why we yell it in bear country.

DISCOVER: A MASSIVE YELLOWSTONE EXPLOSION IS … NOT AROUND THE CORNER

By Amanda Loudin

Despite persistent rumors, the Yellowstone caldera is not a “supervolcano,” nor is it about to cause a super eruption.