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Aaron Rose, a Colorado splitboarder, brings a grounded perspective to interpreting the dynamic backcountry realm. “The observed and felt clues yield the most evidence to consider terrain management and avalanche avoidance. Snow sense is fundamentally built on a visual-tactile experience. Auditory stimulus is secondary, at least for me.”

Atomic’s 22/23 Backland 107 arrives wide underfoot with a build and design to make this ski great in powder, but a whole lot more versatile too.

Every backcountry skier has an origin story—some are filled with myths, some with easy access and mentors, some with hardscrabble grit. Here’s Ethan Daly’s true tale.

The good backcountry skiing goods are there on Steens Mountain. For the most part, though, we stumbled through miles of sagebrush and into the Danger Zone.

Phantom Snow Industries has been leading the industry in split-tech bindings for many years. The latest and greatest contribution to split-AT, or hardboot splitboarding, has absolutely been a purpose-built line of touring boots known as the Phantom Slipper and, moving forward, the Slipper HD.

Looking to shed some grams and gain some uphill efficiency? The Plum R-170 comes in at very red, very light, and very much proving light might be right.

The Mammut Pro Removable Airbag 3.0 is a full-featured 45L airbag pack ready to journey with you on the big hauls during your backcountry adventure.

Crazy Idea, an Italian company specializing in light and fast ski apparel also sells a sleek and warm down jacket: The Levity. It’s review time. Ciao!

It’s not exactly a slow news week for the NYT. Human-powered skiing stories make a three-peat in short order at the venerable paper is news.

The first time out on skis can present fitness setbacks: Part of our series aims to help you transition from general to ski-specific fitness.

Black Diamond announces replacement program for Ascension Nylon skins produced between January and March 2021.

Trip report from the Brooks Range in Alaska, making summer ski turns and avoiding bears in the Arctic.

Trip report for spring ski mountaineering ascent and descent on Rolling Mountain in the San Juans with debrief of decision making/snow quality.

Trip planning for a San Juans ski tour, including snowpack discussion with Sheldon Kerr and San Juan ski mountaineering history with Hilaree Nelson.

Trip report from three day backcountry ski tour along the Isolation Traverse in the North Cascades in Washington.

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

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

Spring skiing in the Elk Mountains with a trip report from a successful ski mountaineering mission on Pyramid Peak and Hayden Peak.

Discussion of “bottom up” versus “top down” approaches to ski mountaineering steep, consequential ski lines in the backcountry.

Photo trip report of bike to ski mission on Mt. Sopris outside of Carbondale, CO, riding, climbing and skiing a total of 7600 feet over 36 miles.