Stories, places, history and inspiration from the mountains. From iconic ski resorts and hidden alpine towns to craftsmanship, adventure and the memories that keep calling us back.

The Mountain Journal

Four blue, red, green and black wood ski trail signs with recessed lettering and arrows on a timber wall.

Which Wood Ski Trail Sign Style Suits Your Home?

A customer’s vacation home and a timber hallway show two ways to display a favourite run. Compare recessed carving with a raised wood border before choosing your sign.

Which Wood Ski Trail Sign Style Suits Your Home?

A customer’s vacation home and a timber hallway show two ways to display a favourite run. Compare recessed carving with a raised wood border before choosing your sign.

Two backcountry winter-sports visitors on an open snowy ridge above a broad valley, from the Winter Tourism Library's Jyrgalan collection.

Kyrgyzstan: Beyond the Familiar Ski Map

A practical first-trip guide to Kyrgyzstan: flights from North America and Europe, language, costs, cash, food, ski seasons and local holidays, with Karakol, Jyrgalan and Ala-Too clearly explained.

Kyrgyzstan: Beyond the Familiar Ski Map

A practical first-trip guide to Kyrgyzstan: flights from North America and Europe, language, costs, cash, food, ski seasons and local holidays, with Karakol, Jyrgalan and Ala-Too clearly explained.

Four green hiking trail signs on a timber cabin wall beside a framed map, with a backpack and hiking boots on a bench.

Hikes That Stay With You: From Alpine Refuges t...

From Dolomite rifugi and Chamonix to Stanley Glacier, Tasmania and Patagonia: real hiking photographs, meaningful trail names and ideas for bringing those memories home in wood.

Hikes That Stay With You: From Alpine Refuges t...

From Dolomite rifugi and Chamonix to Stanley Glacier, Tasmania and Patagonia: real hiking photographs, meaningful trail names and ideas for bringing those memories home in wood.

The Season Before the Season

The Season Before the Season

From a bedroom view of Edinburgh’s artificial ski slope to a first Christmas in the Austrian mountains—the anticipation that keeps bringing us back.

The Season Before the Season

From a bedroom view of Edinburgh’s artificial ski slope to a first Christmas in the Austrian mountains—the anticipation that keeps bringing us back.

Falling snow over Big White village at dusk, with people walking past warmly lit buildings and the clock tower

New Lifts, New Terrain, New Memories: What's Co...

New lifts and terrain are the investment. The real value is in the memories they help us make. Explore what is changing at mountain resorts around the world for 2026–27...

New Lifts, New Terrain, New Memories: What's Co...

New lifts and terrain are the investment. The real value is in the memories they help us make. Explore what is changing at mountain resorts around the world for 2026–27...

Miller’s Landing personalised wooden cottage sign at a lakeside entrance

Cottage Name Ideas: How to Choose a Name That M...

Find a meaningful name for your cottage, cabin or lake house, inspired by family, landscape and shared memories, then turn it into a personalised wooden sign.

Cottage Name Ideas: How to Choose a Name That M...

Find a meaningful name for your cottage, cabin or lake house, inspired by family, landscape and shared memories, then turn it into a personalised wooden sign.