Editor’s Note: Winter 2012
It’s showtime for new editor
by Hilary Meyerson
There’s a moment at the beginning of every ski day, just before I unload from the chairlift for that first run, which gives me a special thrill. It’s the thrill of anticipation of another great day ahead.
Even on familiar ground, I know the day will hold surprises. There are plenty of fresh tracks to put down and novel delights to be discovered on trails I’ve skied countless times. At the top of that first lift, I don’t know exactly what the day will bring, but I know it will be amazing.
It’s a brief moment, but one I savor before pushing off.
It’s showtime!
That feeling is a little bit like the one I have now, as I write my first editor’s note of Outdoors NW. I’m thrilled to join the Outdoors NW team as we head into a year that promises big things for the magazine.
This Winter edition launches our new column, Weekender, which features unique weekend travel destinations in the Northwest. Since we’re geographically surrounded with so many great places to write about, we’re not able to fit all the stories in print editions. What that said, Weekender will also launch online Feb. 16 with a new story about every two weeks – exclusive to our Web site, www.goldtravelblog.com. (See page 30 for our first story on the North Cascades Basecamp in the Methow Valley and our line-up of online stories over the next two months.)
Our online presence will expand in other ways this year, with thriving social media and community forums so that our readers can let us know what they’re up to and what they want us to cover.
We hope to continue a dialogue with our readers in both print and online, so that when we head into 2013 (our 25th year!), we’re just as relevant to the Northwest outdoors enthusiast as we were when the magazine launched.
Meanwhile, I can’t wait to get started. It’s showtime.
Hilary Meyerson, Editor
