The Know Before You Go program, otherwise known as KBYG, receives an update for 2022 with an emphasis on motivating backcountry users to develop their avalanche awareness and motivate them to pursue more knowledge and experience.

Research suggests burned forests lose snow sooner. But burns also open up new terrain for easier exploration and wide open turns for backcountry skiers. A quick look at this yin and yang of skiing in the new West.

Prakash Sherpa and Benedikt Böhm sped up and down Himlung Himal, a 7,126m (23,380 ft.) mountain in sub-10-hours. This is the final expedition dispatch.

Prakash Sherpa and Benedikt Böhm took advantage of a weather window over the weekend, sped up Himlung Himal, and skied down for a sub-ten-hour round trip.

This third dispatch from the 7000m Himalayan Speed Project finds Prakash Sherpa and Bene moving up the mountain from basecamp and towards Camp 2 for an acclimatization push.

Dispatch 2: Prakash Sherpa and Benedikt Böhm arrive at basecamp as they continue their 7000m Himalayan Speed Project on Himlung Himal.