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Four ski film festival screenings to get you psyched for the upcoming season from Backcountry Film Fest, Banff, and TGR and 5 Point.

Due to Covid-19, in-person avalanche forecast fundraising will be limited this year which will impact education and programming for CAIC and UAC.

Granite Gear Crown2 60 backpack review. An excellent choice for lightweight 3-season trekking tested on week-long backpack in Wyoming’s Wind River Range.

Review of the 20-21 Black Diamond Cirque 78, a sub 1000g mountaineering ski with the objective oriented ski tourer in mind.

Roundup of light minimal to burly multipurpose ski mountaineering ice axes including Blue Ice, Black Diamond, Grivel and Petzl and how to choose.

During the pandemic, a skier turns to mountain biking and finds as much exploration and adventure in the backcountry in summer as in winter.

Lessons learned from a runaway ski that slid into a crevasse on Mount Rainier and what to do if it happens to you.

Q&A with Apocalypse Equipment owner Gavin Hess who specializes in ski mountaineering sacs sewn by hand in a yurt in the Tetons.

Review of the Red Bull ski film K2: The Impossible Descent featuring Andrzej Bargiel, the first person to ski from the 8611m summit of K2.

How to make backcountry skiing less white? Aidan Goldie examines the implicit biases, racism, and barriers that prevent BIPOC from backcountry inclusivity.

Review of the North Face AMK Assault 2 Mountaineering Tent, a 4.2 pound four season shelter made for light missions in high places.

Review of Dynafit TLT8 Expedition W, ski touring boot that highlights the best of Dynafit’s TLT legacy.

Interview with big mountain doctor and skier Tracee Metcalf who has been working on the front lines of COVID-19 as a doctor and patient.

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

Deep look at what makes an effective splitboard pole, in depth reviews of the G3 Pivot and Black Diamond Expedition 3.

In Part II of Cody Townsend’s Quarantine Q&A, he talks gear innovation at Salomon, binding elasticity and the search for the ski setup Holy Grail.

Cody Townsend is dialing back his skiing during the Coronavirus but has big plans for the crux lines of the 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America.

The latest from the Covid-19 lockdown: skier triggered avalanches in Colorado, DPS makes surgical supplies, earthquake rattles Idaho’s Sawtooths.

Does skier compaction stabilize avalanche prone slopes? A close look with ISSW research and CAIC input.

The Blizzard Zero G 105 touring ski asks the most of you, and gives back, in this review, Lou tells how.