Our health and wellness issue faces winter head on. Glenda Wallace takes polar plunges and hot springs soaks, Phil Knight skis Yellowstone’s winter trails, and Gardiner opens the gateway to winter. Cathy Moser explores the sagebrush and river cats of the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, and Chef Jim Gray stirs up healthy winter stew and soup. Also inside: Montana in 20 icons, a holistic health round table, the Montana Health Report, therapy for your best friend, Suzanne Waring’s 80 and Counting, spillover and the next pandemic, and Rachel Hergett’s winter playlist.