Eugene Buchanan

Eugene Buchanan is the 14-year Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Paddler magazine, founder of Paddling Life (www.paddlinglife.net) and editor of Steamboat magazine. A Business/Economics graduate of Colorado College, where he captained his NCAA lacrosse team, the former ski patrol, kayak instructor and sea kayak and raft guide also enjoys a successful freelance career, with articles published in the New York Times, Men's Journal, Sports Afield, Outside, National Geographic Adventure, Forbes Life, Hemispheres, Adventure Journal, Skiing, Ski, Bike, Powder, Backcountry, 5280, and other publications. A member of New York's Explorer's Club, he is also a former business reporter for the Denver Business Journal and holds Contributing Editor positions with Powder, Canoe & Kayak and Telemark Skier magazines. An avid adventurer with several first descents to his credit, Buchanan’s passion for traveling, writing and paddling has taken him to more than 30 countries on six of the seven continents, from Australia and Africa to South America and Siberia. A contributor to Men’s Journal’s The Great Life anthology, he also worked the Beijing Olympics for NBC. His first stand-alone book, Brothers on the Bashkaus, was released by Fulcrum Publishing in 2007, and his second book, Outdoor Offspring, will be released by Helconia Press in January 2010. He lives with his wife, Denise, and two daughters, Brooke, 9, and Casey, 6, in Steamboat Springs, Colo., just a block away from the Yampa River.

Q & A

How do you like to get down the hill, ski or snowboard?

Ski

What is your favorite trail?

Granite Canyon, Jackson Hole, WY; Steuben Face, St. Anton; San Joaquin Couloir, Telluride backcountry; Closets, Steamboat, CO

What is your favorite restaurant?

Café Diva

What is your favorite off-mountain activity?

Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Hockey

What is your favorite resort?

Steamboat Springs, CO