Joe Risi reports from Crested Butte about Dynafit’s Nachtspektakel. A celebration of backcountry skiing and a film detailing the story of Benedikt Böhm’s Manaslu avalanche experience.

Joe Risi reports from Crested Butte on the 17th annual Grand Traverse backcountry skiing race. A 40 mile ski race that takes backcountry skiiers from Crested Butte Mountain Resort to Aspen in the Elk Mountains.

Volkl BMT 109 backcountry ski review. Lightweight carbon skis from Volkl for Big Mountain Touring and ski resorts.

Joe Risi reports from Copper Mountain for the 2014 Snow Sports Industry Association On-Snow Demo at Copper Mountain Resort. Featuring the Uphill Challenge in which top Backcountry Skiing brands race in a friendly ski mountaineering race.

Joe Risi reports from the 2014 Winter OR show on the latest backcountry skis for the US market from Black Diamond, G3, Atomic, Fischer, Volkl, LaSportiva, Dynafit, and DPS .

First look at new freeride backcountry ski boots by Atomic and Salomon, beef is the word and they are tech compatible.