Wild Rye Journal

On Doing it Anyway: Haley Cutler's Self-Supported Journey in World Cup Ski Racing

No shortcuts, no safety net: a candid look at grit and building your own path in ski racing. Raised in a community that values showing up and loving the process as much as the podium, Haley’s journ...

Your Official Cheat Code to Skiing The Andes This Summer

While North America sweats through August, winter is alive and well in the Andes. And this blog? It’s not just inspiration — it’s a fully mapped, cheat-code itinerary for skiing Chile when summer h...

How Sending a Massive Drop Made Me a Better Trail Runner

Sometimes, “staying in your lane” is overrated.  If you’ve ever chased a little chaos or ignored “stick to the plan” advice—you’ll get this. Because sometimes the thing that sharpens you most isn’t...

Waste to Wear: Bringing Recycled Fishing Webs to Technical Threads

Instead of face shots of fluffy white powder, I find myself waterboarded with shimmering salt spray. It crashes in waves over my head, dowses my face and sends droplets down the cuff of my rain ja...

Meet the Founder: Charlotte Lilley of The Retreat Co

Meet the founder of our new partner at The Retreat Co, a company created to make women feel grounded, capable, and completely themselves in the outdoors. "We want every woman to know that she belon...

Snacking is a Sport: Our Favorite Snacks For Every Type of Ski Day

Match your snacks to the activity and you’ll be a happy camper.   

Keeping it Quirky: 7 Strange Truths about Life in a Mountain Town

Wild Rye was born in Ketchum, ID, a “gateway town” for folks heading to fish, hike, bike, ski, raft. I was born in the flatlands of the midwest, where mountains were things I read about in my “Hatc...

Rim to River: Canyonlands National Park

Of Utah’s five splendid parks, Canyonlands National Park is the state’s largest yet least visited preserve. The area’s rugged terrain, sinuous river courses, labyrinthine canyons, and geologic anom...

Baseball, Breakdowns, and Bikes as a Path to Female Empowerment: A Q&A with Lindsey Richter of Ladies AllRide.

We catch up with Lindsey Richter of Ladies AllRide to chat about what mountain biking can teach us about ourselves, why it’s okay (and necessary!) to cry at camp as an adult, and how a simple bike ...

7 Reasons We’re Wild for Morels (and Why You Should Be Too)

Here at Wild Rye, we don’t mind a little mud on our tires or dirt under our fingernails. So naturally, when spring hits Idaho and the trails start to thaw out, we’re not just reaching for our bikes...

Mujeres y Pedales: Celebrating Mother’s Day and Generational Belonging With The Cycle Effect

“Having my mom mountain bike with me is the greatest experience ever,” Fernanda Fuentes shares with enthusiasm. “We can both have fun doing what we love, and encourage each other to try new things...

THE FIRST BUT NOT THE LAST

There’s been a lot of buzz about Red Bull Rampage over the last week, and unless you’re keyed into the verryyyy niche sport of freeride mountain biking, you’re probably wondering: what the heck is ...

Sedona: the mountain bike and energy vortex capital of the southwest

Sedona, AZ: known for expansive redrock vistas, endless hiking and mountain bike trails, crystal shops, palm readers and a unique energy vortex, this funky little desert town offers even more than ...

not just another beach getaway

Let our pro-team member Ingrid Stensvaag take you along on her first bike packing journey. For most folks planning a 6-day vacation away from work entails mai tais on the beach, sand in the toes, a...

Here’s to the Moms.

Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate the women who carried, birthed, raised, supported, adopted, inspired and made us who we are. It is also a day to mourn what we might not have had. A day of rememb...