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Two first time Grand Traverse partners trained for months. But on race night, one discovers compassion, not physical fitness, would get her to Aspen.

In Part II of Denali 2019 — What Worked, What Didn’t, Gary Smith offers detailed insight into skis, crampons, clothes, and more.

Fritschi Xenic 10 ski touring binding, technical review and unboxing, a light and affordable binding for mountaineering or backcountry skiing.

Early season backcountry skiing in Jumbo, British Columbia yielded little visibility and surprisingly deep snow.

Overview of recommended avalanche rescue shovels, for ski touring and backcountry mountaineering. Light weight and strong.

Care and maintenance of your ski touring climbing skins needn’t be rocket science. Here, best practices for drying, storing and maintaining your skins.

In New Zealand’s backcountry, Derek Grzelewski learns how kite skiing can open backcountry ski tours to a new universe of fun and possibilities.

As ski tourers, we pride ourselves in our ability to earn our turns. But regular chairlift rides can make that uphill fitness go a longer way on the down.

Der Lange Weg record holder, skimo champion, first descentionist and, now, mother, Janelle Smiley defines badass. We sat in her kitchen and talked skiing.

Proper boot fit is essential for ski touring. Here, our top five boot fitting tips to make this your most comfortable touring season yet.

Backcountry telemark skiing appears to be on life support, but that doesn’t mean it’s dead. Here are some things that could resurrect it to its former ski touring glory.

The Skorpius CR joins a pool of lightweight boots designed to fulfill the general ski tourer’s ambitions as well as the entry-level skimo racer’s.

The Navis Freebird proves its versatility and consistent fun factor on long days of climbing and descending in wide-ranging conditions, especially powder.

Whether it’s snowing in zero degrees or blasting sun in the 90s, in the middle of the night or the height of the day, the Julbo Aerospeed glasses perform.

Snappy, fun and incredibly versitle, the light yet stable Cassiar 95 Tour1 could be the ideal lady ski tourer’s quiver of one.

In the spirit of exchanging the summer bulge and for that ski touring svelte, Joe Howdyshell dives deep into early-season training how-tos on Totally Deep.

Backcountry skiing and ski touring boot buying guide, for beginners, sort out all the confusing things about AT alpine touring ski boots.

For ski touring safely in avalanche terrain, skiing one at a time, or OAT, is key. But what does skiing OAT actually mean? Lou examines.

Climbing skins: underrated and totally essential to your ski touring kit. Here, we bust 5 climbing skin myths and offer tips for buying your next pair.

North American ski huts are prolific and amazingly diverse, check out this opinion writing about how wonderful they are for backcountry recreation and snow sports.