Opinion Piece: Should You Book a Ski Vacation this Winter? This article was written by Marian Krogh The question on many of our reader’s minds: Should I book a ski vacation this winter? We caught up with one of the industry’s top instructors, Marian Krogh, a long-time instructor for Aspen Snowmass, to get some tips for the season ahead. Here’s what she had to say: First of all yes—book that […] Guest Author | November 6, 2020 7 Comments
Hokkaido, Japan Trip Report: Hunting the Deepest Snow the North Island Could Offer Last winter we had the chance to explore Hokkaido, Japan with SnowLocals. Our goal was to film and shoot photos for Buff and Dragon, all while hunting for the deepest snow the north island could offer. The crew was composed of myself, Charlie Cohn, Jake Cohn, Andrew Strain, and George Knowles. Even in a low snow year, we knew we […] Trip Report Guest Author | October 23, 2020 0 Comments
The 6 Most Inspiring Female Cross-Country Skiers of All Time This post first appeared on norwiski.com and is reproduced with permission As our favorite sport, cross country skiing requires not only the fittest of the fittest even on a recreational level but also an incredible amount of persistence and talent. You might not be surprised how great of exertion it is that our top cross-country skiing athletes perform at a professional […] Guest Author | October 16, 2020 1 Comment
Trip Report: 14-Hour Sufferfest Climbing Mount Shasta, CA in Late June – Totally Worth It! Report from June 17th, 2020, and written by Andrew Fish from surfisswell.com. Images by author unless stated Shortly before my river trip in Mendo, a friend and one of my ski inspirations named Kerstin planted the seed in my head to climb/ski this peak, one of the most iconic and highest in California. It’s a mountain I’ve always wanted to […] Trip Report Guest Author | July 2, 2020 0 Comments
Amazing Graduation Ceremony Planned on Iconic ‘Red Chair’ at RED Mountain Resort, BC View this post on Instagram A post shared by RED Mountain Resort (@redresort) Press Release Repost From Seven Summits Centre for Learning: Rossland’s RED Mountain Ski Resort and Red Mountain Academy (RMA) have teamed up with their town’s innovative high school educator to make sure local students style it on their home hill for graduation. There will be no latex […] Industry News Guest Author | June 19, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Story of Survival – Falling 50-Feet Into a Crevasse in Chamonix [arve url="https://youtu.be/Xpx4ajgaL08"] Guest Author | June 8, 2020 70 Likes 4 Tweets 13 Comments
Explained: Avalanche Terrain Traps Words by the Norwegian Avalanche Center 4/28/20 Consequence thinking is important! Avoid terrain traps! What happens if? A question that should be asked continuously when making your track choices ski touring. What are the consequences if we release and are caught in an avalanche? Or if an avalanche releases above us? Terrain traps are terrain formations that make the consequences of […] Backcountry Guest Author | May 2, 2020 1 Comment
Utah Avalanche Center: Uncertainty, Risk, & Decision Making: Before, During, and After COVID-19 The following blog post is by guest author, UAC observer, and Wasatch Backcountry Alliance vice president Tom Diegel. This post is not intended to represent the official opinions of the UAC. Instead, it is to offer a starting point for constructive discussions and thoughts about how to recreate during the current health care crisis. The State of Utah has information […] Backcountry Guest Author | April 11, 2020 1 Comment
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