Lowell Skoog recently released the latest edition of his on-line NW Mountaineering Journal (NWMJ). The Journal is a quality read for anyone with an interest in the Cascade Range. Head to the Short Reports for various first ski descents and recent mountaineering accomplishments in the Cascades. or check out any of the indepth reports and articles. 

In addition to the NWMJ, Lowell Skoog has helped set up the Carl Skoog Memorial Fund. Carl, a longtime contributor to Off-Piste and accomplished photoger, skier, and mountaineer, died in October of 2005 in a ski mountaineering accident on Cerro Mercedario (6770m) in the high Andes of Argentina. The Carl Skoog Memorial Fund's mission is to support educational, literary, and land-use management projects with significant photographic content that demonstrate, enhance or promote the public benefit of public lands. For full details visit www.carlskoog.com