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The local backcountry stash is one of the privileged joys of mountain living. But what if one day access was blocked by a locked gate?

Ski touring and backcountry news for the beginnings of May 2017, Chris Davenport, mountain town housing, avalanches.

Testing and review of Fritschi Tecton ski touring freeride binding, alpine-like heel with Vipec Evo toe delivers performance.

Saveur the Journey Skiing and Cheese gourmet day trip to the French Alps, March 2017, backcountry ski touring.

Ski touring news roundup, April 2017, Aspen Uphill Festival was beautiful and free, CAST touring new binding, and mulled wine.

Triangle Traverse trip report: backcountry skiing from Leadville to Crested Butte to Aspen to Leadville in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

The Spooner avalanche rescue shovel is an amazing combination of compact size, light weight, yet still digs like crazy.

New Hawx and Backland Ultimate boots are presented to WildSnow during visit to Atomic in Austria.

Visit to Atomic FIS ski shop facility where customized World Cup race boots are built.

On snow testing of Scott S1 130 Carbon freeride ski touring boot, out-of-box design with forward located lean lock.

Review of new La Sportiva ski touring boots for 2017-2018, Race Borg and Sytron lead up to beefier Spectre and Synchro.

Visiting La Sportiva Innovation center in Italy is an eye opener, how they design ski touring boots and carbon fiber.

Press tour of Patagonia’s Worn Ware and repair warehouse.

Review of Mammut Light 30 avalanche airbag backpack with RAS system, paired with the desirable carbon cylinder.

Testing ski boot flex is best done with computerized machinery, check out how Atomic does it for ski touring and alpine.

Testing the La Sportiva Synchro freeride ski touring boot for 2017 2018 at Pampiago resort, Italy.

Use and modifications of Arc’teryx Procline ski touring boot for splitboard snowboarding.

Visiting the ATK booth stand at ISPO 20`7, always fun to see what is new in these ski touring bindings.

Review of new Scott ski touring products for 2017 2018 including S1 boot and Alpride avalanche airbag backpack.

King Solomon 15 double sleeping bag with 600 fill Downtek reviewed for backcountry adventures.