The backcountry looms large in the imagination of skiers everywhere. It’s beautiful, fearsome, and the last best place to ...

The air is crisp and leaves are fluttering down outside my window. They’re brown, not a picturesque yellow, but if you half-close your eyes you can almost imagine them as snowflakes, stacking up in ...

Powder days loom large in the lore of ski culture, so much so that savvy employers have started offering paid time off for employees to shred the slopes. But with lift lines lengthening and headline ...

Winner of our Best Crossover award, Blizzard’s Zero G 96 climbs fast and charges hard. Redesigned for 2025-26, it’s a ...

Once upon a time, backcountry skiing was a niche sport enjoyed by a select group of skiers viewed as “hardcore” or “extreme.” But that’s no longer the case. Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, ...

The rugged Adirondacks center with vintage vibes has announced it won't open for the 2025-26 season, devastating backcountry ...

They might not admit it, but there’s no denying that skiers were way gnarlier back in the ’70s and ’80s, especially when it came to pioneering lines far beyond the reaches of ski resorts. Since skiing ...

Visualize being at the summit of a ski resort on a bluebird powder day, surrounded by a glorious panorama filled with snowcapped peaks glistening in the distance. Now imagine you and a few ski buddies ...

Everyone has had the experience of pulling into the parking lot in hopes of a good spot, only to be thwarted by that person ...

The nice guy with the Willie Nelson braids thinks I should microdose psilocybin on our backcountry ski tour tomorrow in Colorado’s Seven Utes. I’ve been struggling with the altitude and he thinks ...

"Without consistent, dedicated bike-trail grooming, areas with lower annual snowfall will be best for winter fat biking," ...