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Suspender lovers need not despair if they find a great fitting pant without suspender functionality: here’s a basic DIY for sewing newbies.

Build into the season with a proper progression training your aerobic system. Solid fitness is not only for the skimo realm.

Grace Straberg, a U.S. skimo racer heads over to France and begins prepping for the 2021-2022 World Cup season. The season starts in Italy on Dec. 16th.

You are building out your backcountry ski setup from heavyweight to lightweight: skis boots, bindings, and things to consider.

Teton-raised Hadley Hammer brings her perspective in this op-ed on the proposed ski-Zone closures in the Tetons and efforts to protect Teton bighorn sheep.

With global supply chain issues and shipping delays, retailers and manufacturers problem solve as they gear up for winter.

Landscapes shift when free of snow. Features morph: become larger and smaller, more or less ominous. A ravine we call a death trap is flooded with delicate purple petals.

Skiing the Crestone Peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the early days.

Q&A with Philosophy professor and photographer Dr. Ed Sherline who uses rephotography to document glacier change in Wyoming’s Wind River range.

Reflection on the many gifts offered through ski touring and exploring high peaks in the backcountry.

Review of the 22 Designs Lynx telemark binding with tech toe and free pivot for maximum ski touring efficiency.

Review of the new and improved BCA Scepter ski pole that doubles as a ski scraper and pit digger, a multipurpose pole for ski touring outings.

Tips on how to avoid common spring avalanche problems. Timing, aspect, elevation, sun angle, it’s all here.

Visit to Bluebird Backcountry in northern Colorado, the only backcountry ski area in the US that offers ski touring, avalanche safety classes and guiding.

First look at the 2021-2022 Fischer Transalp ski touring boot, a low-weight high performance boot for long ski tours and challenging ski descents.

Review of the the Meidjo 3.0 telemark binding, marking an evolution in technical backcountry telemark touring equipment.

Overview of telemark tech setup designed to maximize efficiency and featuring Voile Ultra Vector BC skis, 22 Design Lynx binding and Scarpa TX Pro boots.

Review of Outdoor Research Carbide jacket and bibs, a budget outerwear option for ski touring and snowboarding.

Op Ed on what the new Patagonia and TGR film Solving for Z starring Zahan Billimoria indicates about the evolution of ski films.