Backcountry skiers have a voice when it comes to public land managment. Conservationist and powder turn artist John Sterling provides a public lands primer.

Fitness uphilling has surged into an inbounds antigravity movement – how about returning “uphilling” to its backcountry roots: “Denaliing.”

In this news roundup, there’s skimo, business cycles, profits and expenditures, a lost box of slides and thoughts of magical mountains.

Crowdsourcing plea: help build out an interactive map displaying resorts allowing uphill travel. We link to a Google form in this story, thanks for the help.

Blue Ice has hit an in-the-park home run with its Kume 30 pack. Not über minimalist, not overfeatured. There’s just enough to keep me coming back.

Former World Champion triathlete Tim DeBoom is the guest on episode 93 of the podcast. This skimo convert now thrives on skin-to-ski transitions.