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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.

The Black Crows Mentis Freebird is an 80mm underfoot near 1kg ski that remains stable and smooth when opening up the turn radius. And yeah, it’s seafoam blue.

The Oregon Ski Atlas brings the skiable terrain of Oregon’s bigger peaks to print. It also leaves plenty of adventure for those willing to find it.

Grace Staberg, a U.S. skier on the ISMF World Cup, provides some insight into her stash of skimo race gear. Yup, it looks fast, and it’s light.

Depending on how you embrace the blissfulness of the work done in backcountry skiing, a prototype backcountry rope tow from Zoa Engineering might make you smile or weep.

Blah, blah, blah. I can hear my dad telling me how it was back in the day. I’m not talking some story along the lines of walking uphill both ways to school, but it might as well be. Thank you,…

Car camping for us non-van lifers just got a whole lot more comfortable: WildSnow reviews the Backseat Bivy, a clever way to get a comfy snooze in your car.

Norrona’s Hiloflex 100 softshell jacket is a refined piece for those seeking a simple layering system on those cold high-pressure days.

There’s been chatter about Mount Saint Elias. With a dive into the WildSnow archives, we look back at some controversial St. Elias ski mountaineering.

Jimmy Chin’s There And Back: Photographs from the Edge, offers up a mega-glimpse into the adventurer’s catalogue of work behind the camera lens.

There’s been a glade skiing renaissance in New England with non-profits, private, and public landowners creating accessible and thin-treed ski terrain.

The ISMF has kicked off World Cup racing in Europe. Grace Staberg has this update after the round of racing at Ponte di Legno, Italy.

For glacier travel and hauling loads, Petzl’s Traxions have impressed. They’ve now gone one-lighter with the release of the 52g Nano Traxion.

The skimo World Cup begins on Dec. 16th. Colorado’s Grace Staberg has an update from France where she has been training on the Tignes Glacier.

Billy-goating or ski mountaineering? Concluding our series on ski mountaineering and style with Brody Leven, Hilaree Nelson, and Colin Haley.

Backcountry skiers have a voice when it comes to public land managment. Conservationist and powder turn artist John Sterling provides a public lands primer.

Blue Ice has hit an in-the-park home run with its Kume 30 pack. Not über minimalist, not overfeatured. There’s just enough to keep me coming back.

Teton-based IFMGA guide Mark Smiley brings his perspective on the proposed ski-Zone closures in the Tetons and efforts to protect Teton bighorn sheep.

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.

You are building out your backcountry ski setup from heavyweight to lightweight: skis boots, bindings, and things to consider.