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To mitigate exposures to avalanches, Rob Coppolillo presents a case for using what he calls the exposure knob to make simpler decisions on complex tours.

Mountain guide Rob Coppolillo offers up his thoughts after moving from Chamonix, the Madison Square Garden of guiding, to the more lush Pacific Northwest.

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

Whether to wear your beacon in your pocket or in a chest harness is ultimately a personal choice, but each option has its pros and cons.

What imagining you’re skiing without a beacon can teach you about avoiding avalanche terrain and minimizing risk in the backcountry.

Review of Edelrid’s Rap Line Protect rope dry treated for ski mountaineering, glacier traveling, rappelling and more.

Review of the CAMP Speed Comp Helmet, a lightweight helmet suitable for ski mountaineering and backcountry ski touring.

Four WildSnow authors publish full length books this fall. Here’s a preview from Rob Coppilillo, Mike Marolt, Anders Morley and Carolyn Highland.

A day in the life of a mountain guide under Coronavirus quarantine in Chamonix, France.

The gift of a life well lived: Jeremy Jones offers up some life and mountain lessons in his new book, The Art of Shralpinism — Lessons From The Mountains. Along the way, there’s personal artwork and nuggets of wisdom as the pages turn.

Many communities are knee deep already in beacon checks, snow assessment, and the move to non-rock skis. As daylight savings time reared up this weekend, so too did the need for avalanche beacon maintenance. Time to get on it. Here’s some easy first steps.

As members of the world’s most socially sensitive species, it’s time we embrace a high degree of emotional intelligence when backcountry skiing.

With savvy industrial design, the Rocky Talkie radios might be what you are looking for when it comes to ruggedness and backcountry ski radio comms.

Arva has come up with a nice, compact beacon, avalanche safety in a package that fits in nearly any pocket, check this review.

The Black Diamond Recon BT avalanche beacon offers upgrades like Bluetooth and a new on/search/send switch, but keeps mainstays of previous generations.

Review of the book “Training for the Uphill Athlete,” recommended how-to guide for athletic preparation, cardio and strength training.

In depth review of Phantom splitboard bindings after 2 years of testing in the backcountry.

ISPO 2017 covering Dynafit bindings and ski touring gear, mostly Speedfit category, interesting changes and info.

Comparison review, Arcteryx Voltair and Black Diamond Jetforce avalanche airbag backpacks are quite different, but a decision is not easy.

Certified guide Rob reviews Blizzard ZeroG 85 & 95 in real-world extended use, for ski touring and mountaineering.