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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.

Teton-raised Hadley Hammer brings her perspective in this op-ed on the proposed ski-Zone closures in the Tetons and efforts to protect Teton bighorn sheep.

The American Alpine Journal reoprts Ski Descents, and in the process, helps define significance in the ski mountaineering realm.

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.

Group to group communication while backcountry skiing is tricky, an initiative on Snoqualmie Pass aims to help promote inter-group awareness.

Nikolai Schirmer, capturing imaginations with his deft filmmaking and steep chute skiing, sat down for a WildSnow Q & A.

WildSnow is compiling a list of scholarship resources to bring more diversity into the backcountry ski world. Please let us know of other opportunities.

Online learning has been around for two decades – mountain skill courses are relatively new to the medium and Mark Smiley is filling the niche.

It’s time to check your backcountry ski gear. From boots, bindings, skis, and skins, our pre-season gear checklist is a reminder to get all things in order.

Revisiting Lou Dawson’s thoughts on why ski mountaineering style matters when considering our travel and turns in the mountains.

Deep powder in the backcountry has an irresistible allure. Researchers try to answer this question: Does powder fever change our perception of risks?

Gear guide for women’s ski mountaineering skis, lightweight, performance oriented tools for long, demanding backcountry ski tours.

The backcountry skiing news involves items outside the realm of remote powder and corn. Salt Lake City is grappling with solutions to ease traffic congestion in Little Cottonwood Canyon, while Tupper Lake, way up in the Adirondacks, envisions a human-powered playground for a defunct ski area. We also take a shallow dive into the Colorado Ski Act and its relationship to inbound avalanches.

Barry Wicks, a Bend local, finds peace of mind during a mountain run that circumnavigates Broken Top in the Three Sisters Wilderness.

Trip report of the iconic Eklutna Traverse, a ~40 mile ski touring point to point through stunning Alaska wilderness.

Skiing the Crestone Peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the early days.

Interview with Scott Rinckenberger who, along with Trevor Kostanisch, was the first to ski Washington state’s five volcanoes in five days.