Backcountry Layering: Be Aware, Know What to Wear One of the most important parts of moving safely in the backcountry is being prepared with the right gear. Yes, that means a beacon, shovel, and probe—but it also includes your clothing. When you’re touring in the backcountry, you’ll want a different kit than what you wear inbounds at the resort. Inbounds, your main goal is to stay warm […] Brains Russell Parker | January 30, 2026 0 Comments
Chris Davenport’s Top 5 Tips for Backcountry Skiing Brought to you by Peak Skis and Scarpa North America Spring is officially here, and ski season is almost over, right? Wrong! April and May can be the best months of the year to head into the backcountry. The weather is warm, the days are long, terrain is filled in, and the avalanche hazard is more manageable. Whether you’re a […] Backcountry Mike Lavery | March 29, 2023 0 Comments
How To: Wax Your Bike Chain For the Cleanest Smoothest Ride You’ve Ever Had Whether you like to ride your bike in spandex or body armor, there is one universal truth to cycling: chain maintenance sucks. Keeping your chain clean and lubed can be a full time job that no one wants. The solution: Hot Wax. You already wax your skis, time to wax your bike! No joke, dipping your chain in hot wax is […] Biking Mike Lavery | August 22, 2022 8 Comments
How To: Properly Adjust Your Bike Shifting. It’s Super Easy. Nothing can make a long day on the trails less fun than a poorly shifting bike. Adjusting things on your own is super simple. Front derailleurs are all but dead on mountain bikes, so I’m going to focus on adjusting the rear. First off, an anatomy lesson. For a simple shift adjust, all you need to worry about is the two […] Biking Mike Lavery | July 5, 2021 1 Comment
How To: Fix Spongy Brakes in 10-Minutes If you’re riding hydraulic disc brakes, you’ve probably dealt with less than ideal lever feel. Air will eventually find its way into your lines one way or another. That sneaky stuff… If your brakes are completely non-functional, you’ll need a full bleed, which is beyond the scope of this article. Brakes aren’t something to experiment with, so please consult a qualified […] Biking Mike Lavery | June 3, 2021 4 Comments
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How to Make a Basic Ski Tour Plan Using CalTopo Making a tour plan is one of the best ways to mitigate risk while traveling in the backcountry – in the winter or summer. CalTopo is a free online software that allows users to map backcountry routes, print maps, and use them on their new GPS app. CalTopo offers a ton of features that make it an ideal software for […] Brains Dominic Gawel | January 15, 2021 0 Comments
The Beginner’s Guide To Living in a Van: Taking The Party On The Road Living full-time in a van is the ultimate expression of freedom. Ski bums have utilized this way of life for decades. Die-hard skiers figured out that they could continuously chase the snow if they were always mobile. Thus creating the endless winter… But how do you turn this ski bum lifestyle into your reality? Below I will provide you with […] Lindsay Hayden | May 18, 2020 1 Comment
How to Become a Ski Bum in 5 Easy Steps: First of all, I’d like to say that this is my personal view of how to become a ski bum. Obviously, there a few ways to pull off the ski bum thing. In my experience, the elements listed below are key to making it happen. I’m certainly eager to hear how others have made it work. 1. Get Rid of Your Car Cars are expensive and unnecessary to a real ski bum. If you wanna be a ski bum, you need to get rid of that gas guzzling, money burning, stress inducing, metal nightmare that society […] Featured Article Miles Clark | May 7, 2020 30 Comments
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VIDEO: How To Build A Fire On Snow Being able to build a fire on snow is a key survival technique for someone who is lost or who spends an unplanned night out in the snow. Fire is an extremely important tool if you end up in a survival situation. What Fire Does for You: Keeps you warm Makes water from snow Cooks food Dries out gear and […] Brains Firebrains | November 17, 2017 0 Comments
How To Take Your Non-Skier S.O. Skiing (And Actually Have Fun) In response to one of my more recent articles: “15 Reasons Why I Won’t Date A Guy Who Can’t Ski”, I realize that sometimes you just happen to fall for a non-skier. However, as winter approaches you may find yourself wondering why you ever dabbled in the non-skier boyfriend/girlfriend territory. Choosing whether to teach your non-skier S.O. how to ski […] Industry News Lindsay Hayden | August 13, 2017 0 Comments
How To Live In Boulder On A Budget While Having A Blast So, you’re a broke college gal working an unpaid internship whilst living in Boulder, Colorado. Oh wait…That’s just me. I’ve been living in Boulder with practically zero personal income for four months now. Needless to say, I’ve had some major highs along with some major lows. From hiking up The Flatirons and feeling on top of the world to nearly […] Industry News Lindsay Hayden | August 2, 2017 0 Comments
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Brain Post: “How to Keep Batteries From Dying in the Cold?” Batteries are notorious for dying in the cold. They get cold, their life decreases dramatically and the device they’re powering dies and you’re screwed. Some of the things batteries power are crucial to mountain survival: avalanche beacons and headlamps come to mind. With this in mind, we need to do what we can to make batteries last as long as possible, especially when in the backcountry. Outside Magazine has some great tips that we’ve borrowed here: […] Featured Article SnowBrains | February 14, 2014 1 Comment