All 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.

With more winter backcountry users and a scarcity of good snow and terrain, is it time for a unified voice to mitigate conflicts?

So hot out there— fine temperatures to dig into the question of what is ski mountaineering. The question is making news as we turn into August.

The 1000g class of touring boots has expanded in the past few years. Here’s our 2022-2023 gear guide for the lightweight class of backcountry boots.

Maybe to no one’s surprise, generally, we backcountry skiers might just be a rational group: a study finds we “value being responsible risk takers whose decisions are grounded in competence–a status that requires training and experience.”.

During the summer months we travel safely through what can dicey avalanche terrain in winter: a mountain bike mail pickup.