Making Art (not Air) with Matthew Tufts
From The High Route Podcast by The High Route
January 16, 2026 · 1h 12m · Season 3 · Episode 9
About this episode
Matthew Tufts discusses his experiences as a ski journalist and photographer, exploring his adventures and creative projects.
In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Matthew Tufts , a touring focused ski journalist and storyteller and photographer. To be clear, he is Vermont-raised, but at least for some of the year, he calls Revelstoke home. Tufts has roamed the dirtbag scene as a denizen in what he calls a 'cab over camper Ford," and along the way has documented the scenes and his adventures. If you have had an opportunity to read or see his work, you're likely better for it. On The High Route site, we have featured a few projects Tufts has been involved with. We’ve reviewed Painting the Mountains , a film that highlights Tufts and his approach to capturing moments in the mountains. And last month we commented on a video doc titled A Hundred Words for Wind that details an epic ski and backpacking journey, that involved a lot of wind, around Iceland. Tufts brings the full package to his craft: he is a fine writer and photographer. So, commissioning a piece from Tufts, which we did for our third issue in print, means the words and images both shine. In that piece, which we discuss on the podcast, he explores the why regarding his drive to take deep-dive trips seeking turns onto the…
People in this episode
Host: The High Route
Guest: Matthew Tufts
Topics covered
- ski journalism
- storytelling
- photography
- adventure
- mountain culture
- human-powered sports
Keywords
- ski journalism
- photography
- adventure
- mountains
- Patagonia
- Iceland
- storytelling
Sponsors
Patagonia, Blue Ice, ATK
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The High Route
Books & works: Painting the Mountains, A Hundred Words for Wind
Places: Vermont, Revelstoke, Southern Patagonian Icecap, Iceland
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