Recall announced for JetForce avalanche airbag backpacks developed and sold by Black Diamond for ski touring and backcountry snow safety, also Pieps and POC JetForce products.

A failed mountaineering attempt leads to success while backcountry skiing in the wilderness of Mount Hayes, Alaska.

Reviews of two books covering mountaineering accidents and emergencies, ‘Forever on the Mountain’ and ‘Exposed,’ cover alpinist decision making and gear choices.

Avalanche safety videos cover ‘human factor,’ component of bad decision making, how to overcome the challenge of your own mind in skiing.

Figuring out where a snow avalanche will go is not rocket science, but it is learned behavior, here is how using alpha angle.

Backcountry skiing and touring news, roundup from around the internet covering mountaineering and avalanche safety.