The island of Crete offers a cultural legacy and some high terrain. It’s a solid stop for backcountry go-getters looking for Mediterranean turns. It was a long dark COVID winter. After years of skiing every winter day on hot pow…
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Prakash Sherpa and Benedikt Böhm are in Nepal for their 7000m Himalayan speed project: a speed ascent and ski descent of Himlung Himal.
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Mentorship is an essential element of a skier’s growth and progression in the backcountry. Jed Porter offers tips on how to make the most of a mentorship.
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It may be a small world after all. Luke Smithwick makes a go of it in the Karakoram and Himalaya pursuing the guiding life and personal objectives.
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Weighted Uphill Training for Ski Touring: How To, When To, Why To (or not to…)
by Sam Naneyby Sam NaneyAll is takes it one crisp morning and the senses are heightened—snow will come soon. Get ahead of the fitness curve and consider wighted uphill training.
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With more winter backcountry users and a scarcity of good snow and terrain, is it time for a unified voice to mitigate conflicts?
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