The new LiTRIC system co-developed by Ortovox and Arc’teryx has been delayed in the U.S. and voluntarily recalled in Europe due to an unspecified “technical” issue.
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Revisiting a 2011 Trip Report: Adventure in the Pickets — Thread of Ice Ski Descent
by Louie Dawsonby Louie DawsonWe get it all in this trip report: youthful spirit, great images, and some vision. Two skiers enter Washington’s remote Picket Range to ski Thread of Ice.
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We’re looking for basic information and reader input on ski boots, specifically, perceived range of motion (ROM) while skinning, climbing, and hiking. We’re working on a story about such nerdy concepts. Generally, we spend 90% of our backcountry touring time going uphill, so things like ROM matter.
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Blizzard adds to the Zero G lineup with the skinnier yet capable Zero G LT 80. Here’s our first look at this 1kg go-long-and-far ski.
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This is the first piece in a new WildSnow oral history project called Picture Show. Mike Gardner and Jason Thompson discuss a classic photo from Hyalite Canyon.
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Visualizing the Backcountry as a Splitboarder: Minimizing the Challenges of Movement by Anticipating Terrain
by Zack Wentzby Zack WentzVisualizing the backcountry as a Splitboarder takes a different perspective than a skier. Learning to splitboard and reading terrain has unique challenges — we’re here to minimize those challenges with helpful pointers on anticipating backcountry terrain and keeping the fun factor high.
All backcountry skiing blog posts with content that doesn’t fit in other categories.