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  • The Looking-to-Spend Between $10-$90 Gift Guide

    by The Editors Of Wildsnow November 28, 2022
    by The Editors Of Wildsnow November 28, 2022

    It is that time of year: Gift Guide season. Sales abound, Black Friday extends to Monday, and there’s a scurry to infill gifts for those who made the short-list. In the build-up to no matter what you celebrate, the solstice, which we suppose from an available daylight metric is something to observe, goes down in the Northern Hemisphere at 1:47 PM Dec. 21. You still have time to think of others. Let the gifting begin.

  • Gear Guide: Lightweight Backcountry Ski Boots 22/23

    by The Editors Of Wildsnow August 1, 2022
    by The Editors Of Wildsnow August 1, 2022

    The 1000g class of touring boots has expanded in the past few years. Here’s our 2022-2023 gear guide for the lightweight class of backcountry boots.

  • Ski Trab Initial Look: Magico.2 Skis, Titan Vario.2 Binding, and pre-cut skins

    by Alli Hartz February 8, 2022
    by Alli Hartz February 8, 2022

    Ski Trab is the real deal for ski and bindings combos for use deep in the mountains. We have an initial look at the Magico.2 ski, Titan Vario.2 bindings, and precut skins.

  • The on-a-budget gift Guide

    by The Editors Of Wildsnow November 29, 2021
    by The Editors Of Wildsnow November 29, 2021

    The boots, skis, skins, and bindings can set you back. Here’s some on-a-budget gift ideas for the backcountry skiers or riders in your life.

  • Field Treatment for Climbing Skin Failure

    by Rob Coppolillo March 11, 2021
    by Rob Coppolillo March 11, 2021

    Reviving climbing skins in the field. Basic prevention to dealing with a full climbing skin failure. Tips to keep your backcountry ski tour going.

  • The Five Pillars of Skintrack Wisdom

    by Rob Coppolillo December 17, 2020
    by Rob Coppolillo December 17, 2020

    Five tips for skin track success when ski touring safely in the backcountry. Craft an efficient skin track to avoid avalanche terrain and danger.

  • Electronics, Books, Maple Syrup Snacks — Ski Touring Gift Guide 2020

    by The Editors Of Wildsnow December 10, 2020
    by The Editors Of Wildsnow December 10, 2020

    Ski touring gift guide featuring books on backcountry skiing, electronics for ski tourers, maple syrup fuel, instant coffee and more.

  • Steep Skiing — Tips to Take the Plunge

    by Rob Coppolillo November 18, 2020
    by Rob Coppolillo November 18, 2020

    In-depth tutorial of steep skiing techniques including Doug Coomb’s “Folding Pole”, the Pedal Hop Turn and fundamental body positions.

  • The ‘We’ in Ski Touring — Creating Team Culture

    by Rob Coppolillo October 14, 2020
    by Rob Coppolillo October 14, 2020

    How can psychological studies inform positive team building in backcountry settings? Tips for building positive team culture.

  • Season Prep and the “Wicked” Nature of Backcountry Skiing

    by Rob Coppolillo September 16, 2020
    by Rob Coppolillo September 16, 2020

    Tips on mental and physical fall ski touring preparation and commentary on the “wicked” backcountry, excerpted from The Ski Guide Manual.

  • The Run Atlas — Ski Tour Planning Tool

    by Rob Coppolillo December 18, 2019
    by Rob Coppolillo December 18, 2019

    Using a Run Atlas for route planning and decision making in backcountry ski touring.

  • Totally Deep Podcast 64 — IFMGA Guide Rob Coppolillo Knows the Way

    by The Editors Of Wildsnow August 28, 2019
    by The Editors Of Wildsnow August 28, 2019

    Getting that IFMGA guide pin, retreating Arctic sea ice, carbon offsets for travel, becoming an American in Chamonix: Rob Coppolillo tells it

  • Dynafit TLT-7-P Ski Boot Technical Review

    by Lou Dawson November 28, 2016
    by Lou Dawson November 28, 2016

    Technical review of Dynafit TLT 7 TLT7 ski touring boot, could be their best scaffo yet, we are impressed by many features.

  • Garage DIY Install Mount Silvretta Pure Backcountry Skiing Bindings

    by Lou Dawson March 30, 2015
    by Lou Dawson March 30, 2015

    How to home mount install the Silvretta Pure ski touring backcountry binding, including tips and tricks to align the binding perfectly on your skis.

  • DIN ISO Ski Binding Standards 13992 & 9462 Explained and Compared

    by Lou Dawson October 29, 2014
    by Lou Dawson October 29, 2014

    Lay explanation of DIN ISO ski binding standards 13992 and 9462 for ski touring and backcountry mountaineering, safety and testing.

  • In a Word, They Work — Plum Yak Ski Binding Review

    by Guest Blogger May 12, 2014
    by Guest Blogger May 12, 2014

    Review of Plum Yak ski bindings for alpine touring in the backcountry.

  • Preparation for the Big Winter of Backcountry Skiing – Happy Labor Day!

    by Lou Dawson September 5, 2011
    by Lou Dawson September 5, 2011

    Backcountry skiing preparation, picking new skis from Voile, Black Diamond, Dynafit, Trab, and so many more, we’re expecting tons of snow.

  • G3 Onyx Backcountry Skiing AT Binding Review

    by Lee Lau February 20, 2009
    by Lee Lau February 20, 2009

    In development for more than three years, Onyx is G3’s entry to the category of bindings known as “tech.” These are binding systems which originated under the Dynafit brand. Onyx backcountry skiing binding is the first full featured tech binding to come to market. In this review we evaluate for both the uphill and skiing downhill.

  • Celebrate the Near Miss, And the Debrief

    by Rob Coppolillo October 28, 2020
    by Rob Coppolillo October 28, 2020

    In this excerpt of The Ski Guide Manual Rob Coppolillo offers insight on the ski day debrief and using near misses as learning opportunities.

  • Developing a Terrain-Use Mindset — Say What?

    by Rob Coppolillo October 2, 2020
    by Rob Coppolillo October 2, 2020

    Excerpt from Rob Coppilillo’s Ski Guide Manual on how to plan for and develop a terrain use mindset for ski touring, used by IFMGA guides.

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