Hard Pack#5

Issue #5 of Hard Pack cuts a sharp line through snow, speed, and culture, exploring the slopes and symbols of mountain life with its signature cerebral style.

Inside, Thomas Prior captures the sheer intensity of speed skiing, while Stephan Keppel muses on the snowman as a philosophical construct. Tracy Kawalik interviews skier Cole Richardson on the realities of injury, and fashion features by Julien T. Hamon, Tyler Roste, and Boe Marion bring high-altitude aesthetics to the page.

This issue also debuts a new play by Adi Eshman and includes essays on Aspen’s mythology, Latvian animation, and the intersection of French literature and alpine imagery.

176 pages. Embossed cover. Cover image by Boe Marion.