A good start for your tour begins with some basics: ensure your avalanche beacon has sufficient power, know your beacon and those of your partners, and follow through with a beacon check at the trailhead (and think about repeating the beacon check later in the day).

Vinersa 2000 ski touring binding, Lou Dawson collection, an interesting specimen from 1980.

2010-2020 was a decade for tech bindings. Featherweight boots. Carbon everything. Le spandex. Airbag packs. Here are the top 20 most commented articles this decade.

While the tech ski touring binding was first patented in 1984, it was not until 1990 that it was fully industrialized, check it out.

North American ski huts are prolific and amazingly diverse, check out this opinion writing about how wonderful they are for backcountry recreation and snow sports.

A nod to the Ramer Echo Avalanche Transceiver, a 1980s ski touring gem of a transceiver that’s lightweight with long battery life.