February 2014

Despite a snow drought, fun backcountry skiing is found in the Eastern Sierra mountains.

Avalanche safety for ski touring has many aspects, but how people interact with each other as well as behave is key to coming back alive, 5 tips.

Review of Cilo Gear 30Z ski mountaineering backpack rucksack, and other skiing backpacks that are lightweight and durable.

Ski touring Rotenspitze out of Plan Pfelders in Passeiertal valley, excellent mountaineering in the Alps.

Joe Risi reports from Copper Mountain for the 2014 Snow Sports Industry Association On-Snow Demo at Copper Mountain Resort. Featuring the Uphill Challenge in which top Backcountry Skiing brands race in a friendly ski mountaineering race.

Report with photos of deep central Colorado snowpack during winter of 2013/2014, quite a bit of avalanche danger but good backcountry skiing if you’re careful.