Verbier, Switzerland, Report: On Snow During the Freeride World Tour Weekend Report from Friday, March 21, 2025 The morning after the final stop of the 2025 Freeride World Tour in Verbier, Switzerland, we met at the Mammut booth in the heart of the Freeride Village—geared up and ready for a full day in the mountains. The mission: sharpen avalanche safety skills, explore gear trusted by professionals, and ski alongside one of […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | March 24, 2025 0 Comments
VIDEO: Avalanche Rescue – Probing and Shoveling 101 Brought to you by SCARPA Backcountry Week This is the third installment of my highlighting Backcountry Access’ Avalanche Safety videos for SCARPA Backcountry Week. In the first three videos, we looked at single and multiple burial avalanche search and rescue techniques with BCA transceivers. In the next two, we will look at probing and shoveling. There have been 16 recreational […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | February 11, 2021 0 Comments
10 Gear Essentials for Sidecountry Skiing Backcountry skiing is the fastest growing genre of our sport. Having the right equipment is important; having the right amount of experience and education is vital. Listed below are 10 pieces of gear that I recommend for sidecountry skiing or short backcountry day trips. This is the gear I use know works well. Gear is never a substitute […] Gear Eric Bryant | November 21, 2013 7 Comments
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