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Trip reports from Pacific Northwest Volcanoes including Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Hood, Mt. Baker, Glacier peak.

Spring trip report to Mt. Stuart in the Enchantment range of Washington’s Central Cascades. Steep couloir skiing deep in high peaks.

Report from the 2nd Annual Red Bull Raid ‘freemo’ competition at Squaw Valley combining uphill skinning fitness with technical freeride skiing.

Trip report from midwinter visit to Washington Pass in the North Cascades. Snowmobile accessed skiing in beautiful cirques, bowls and couloirs.

In crucial moments, ski crampons can be your most valuable piece of ski touring or mountaineering gear. Here, the 411 on when, when not and how to use them.

On Totally Deep Podcast 87, Doug talks with Jeff Lutzenberger and Charlie Avis of onX Backcountry on the applications, potential and limitations of digital mapping software like onX.

Celebrating minimal danger ski touring in low angle powder and tips on how to plan mellow backcountry ski tours.

Five tips for skin track success when ski touring safely in the backcountry. Craft an efficient skin track to avoid avalanche terrain and danger.

Conversation with Ryan Koupal, Founder and Director of 40 Tribes which offers backcountry ski and splitboard expeditions to far flung destinations.

Totally Deep Podcast Episode 79 features extreme snowboarder, POW founder and climate activist Jeremy Jones and his latest film Purple Mountains

Resources for a well-rounded avalanche education including free courses, introduction to skiing and splitboarding, guide services and formal avy courses.

Review of the Gregory Targhee 45 backpack, a versatile backcountry pack with features specific to ski touring and splitboarding.

On Totally Deep Podcast Episode 77, Doug and Randy recap the summer of wildfires and Covid and give their 20/21 gear picks.

Review and on snow testing of Kohla Fiberseal Climbing skins, European vacuum style ski touring skin available in the U.S. for Fall 2020.

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

Totally Deep Podcast Episode 72 features Erik Lambert, co-founder of the U.S.’s first and only human powered ski area.

Recap of highlights from Outdoor Retailer Day 2: glow in the dark Kastles, an auto heel rising binding, hardboot splitboard plates, touring ski poles with detachable straps.

Effective ski touring transitions means you have more time for skiing. Here are some tips on systematic approaches for uphill and downhill transitions.

Ski mountaineering racing is painful, gear intensive and dominated by men in spandex. But here’s why you should try it.