Outdoor adventure cult brand, Arc'teryx, opens its Tokyo Creation Center

Astra Tucker and Austin Urlacher hope to cast a spell with their enchanting short-term rental

By Kialan Manandic

The sights and sounds of the forest are straight out of a storybook. The birds, the bees, the mountains, the trees, and all the rivers and lakes come together in a childhood dream.

Many people call this place home. Others only stay for a short visit, but their time here is unforgettable, like all the fairytales they grew up with.

“When we came here for the first time, we fell in love with the town—all the parks, the downtown, the water, and everything, it’s beautiful,” says Astra Tucker. “It sounds kind of corny to say, but [the town] did feel like a fairytale to us. When you look outside, you see families of deer and all kinds of birds, and the locals are so friendly here. I haven't been to a place that's quite like McCall.”

The Payette Avalanche Center depends on community support and two crucial employees to provide three forecasts every week of the ski season

By Kailan Manandic

Snowflakes have a long way to go before they hit the ground. Each one begins as a single ice crystal rooted on a speck of dust thousands of feet in the air; a newborn flake could spin around for hours, slowly gathering quintillions of water molecules.

The resulting snowflakes can fall into eight general shapes depending on temperature and humidity, but every individual flake is unique by the time it hits the ground. Each one is a natural work of art that drifts on the wind until it melts or shatters.

Snowflakes in McCall have had a shorter trip than most when they hit the ground. As they softly crunch beneath the boots of Kevin Studley and George Halcom, each one is a reminder of the task at hand.