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Having spent 15 years in product development myself, I’d always dreamed of building my own “Super Pack” for skiing. Kyle Siegel, a mechanical engineer with experience at SpaceX and The North Face, beat me to the punch by launching ultralight…

When it comes to traveling in avalanche terrain when the weather is extremely cold, things get a little more complicated and we need to weigh certain steps of our daily process more heavily. Here’s some advice to keep it safe in extreme cold from Avalanche Canada.

It is that time of year: Gift Guide season. Sales abound, Black Friday extends to Monday, and there’s a scurry to infill gifts for those who made the short-list. In the build-up to no matter what you celebrate, the solstice, which we suppose from an available daylight metric is something to observe, goes down in the Northern Hemisphere at 1:47 PM Dec. 21. You still have time to think of others. Let the gifting begin.

Pre-season is not mid-season: Now is the time to thoroughly check your gear to ensure your backcountry skiing dreams aren’t kneecapped by faulty gear. Here’s a pre-season checklist to help guide you on this important task.

Elongated grips, we love them for their functionality. We review three telescoping options: the BD Vapor 2, Black Crows Duos Freebrid, and Salomon’s MTN S3.

Three different backcountry skiers and three different sleep systems. A breakdown of the sleep systems used on a recent traverse.

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.

It’s time to check your backcountry ski gear. From boots, bindings, skis, and skins, our pre-season gear checklist is a reminder to get all things in order.

Review of the Osprey Soelden Pro Avalanche Airbag 32 pack, featuring the Alpride E1 supercapacitor inflation system for dependable avalanche safety.

Alex Lee and Manasseh Franklin recap their 2021 Elk Grand Traverse ski race endeavor and sub 10 hour finish.

5 steps to expedition planning success Garden greens are sprouting, bears have woken up in the neighborhood, songbirds are singing, and the rationale behind flip flops is already undeniable. The pleasantries of springtime harken something magical in the mountain community:…

Review of the Phantom Link Lever with the Atomic Backland Pro boot, game changing evolution in hardboot tech splitboarding.

The North Face Forecaster 35 ski pack is a simple and effective tool designed with the help of avalanche pros.

Evaluating a plasma lighter (Sparkr) for fire starting in survival situations, specifically in the ski touring arena.

Yep, you did it again. You waited, as usual, until the ripe final countdown to Christmas to consider what gifts you’ll get those special ski tourers in your life. You haven’t decided whether backcountry dot com is worth your time…

Recap of Mountain Rescue Aspen talk on planning for backcountry tour. Navigation, emergency preparedness, snowpack, sidecountry is backcountry, human factors and heuristics.

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

Pre-season ski touring gear safety checklist, boots and bindings require attention and maintenance before you go into the backcountry.

First look review of G3 Cabrio avalanche airbag backpack, a good application of the Alpride gas cartridge system.

Gift ideas for backcountry skier, 2018 holiday ski touring season.