Skialper Magazine 2020 Buyer Guide reader survey, translated to English, ski touring statistics and metrics from 2,500 respondents.

Review and overlook of all BCA avalanche transceiver beacons, Tracker DTS, 2, 3 and S, they revolutionized avalanche safety.

Backcountry skiing Christmas poem, Night Before X-mas in backcountry verse.

Resort uphill skiing, skier’s rights and resort’s regulations. A breakdown of public land use, monetary gain and why resorts can restrict access.

On Totally Deep Episode 70, we talk resort uphill best practices, the differences (or lack of) between women’s and men’s gear and Mark Smiley gives the lowdown on Mountain Sense’s online education suite.

Can you learn to ski mountaineer online? We took IFMGA Guide Mark Smiley’s “Ultimate Guide to Backcountry Skiing and Ski Mountaineering” course to find out.