Don’t Forget The Toilet Paper: The Most Common Items In My Backcountry Pack Brought to you by SCARPA Backcountry Week The first question I ask myself while prepping to head into the backcountry is always, “what do I need to bring?” I start running through the mental checklist of my gear choosing quickly what I’d like to take. There are my essentials, the gear I never leave the house without which includes everything […] Gear Review Alex K | February 9, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: Pro Skier Stan Rey Shares 10 Quick & Easy Tips on How to Ski Tour [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPQ0tKYvXQw&feature=youtu.be"] SnowBrains | January 13, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Former Avalanche Forecaster Discovers That Approximately ⅓ of Tourer Fatalities in the U.S. Occurred When Tourers Were Ascending Are you traveling in the backcountry this year? Do you spend most of your time identifying avalanche terrain while traveling uphill or downhill? If you think that most avalanche fatalities occur when tourers are going downhill, then you are correct. BUT a shockingly high percentage of avalanche fatalities still occur when tourers are going uphill—32% percent to be exact, according […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 9, 2020 0 Comments
McSki: A Ski-in, Ski-Out McDonalds Restaurant in Sweden [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep8ZTZodtqA&feature=youtu.be"] SnowBrains | December 4, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Avalanche Safety Class Signups Skyrocketing This Season, Likely Due to Pandemic 2020-2021: The season of the backcountry. COVID is still letting some resorts operate—for now. But like an uncomfortable truth that no one wants to admit, ski areas may shut down again this season if ‘Stay at Home’ orders are reenacted due to surging coronavirus infections. And the skiing world knows this, whether or not it’s openly discussed. Related: California Governor […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | December 3, 2020 0 Comments
Snowmass, CO Report: Perfect Corn and Lightweight Powder in One Run [arve url="https://youtu.be/bXqKMORfbNg"] Clay Malott | November 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Snowmass, CO Trip Report: Wind-buffed Powder on Sharks [arve url="https://youtu.be/vbnG8X02Cos"] Clay Malott | November 16, 2020 Likes Tweets 2 Comments
Be Bold, Start Cold “Hey, old man! Aren’t you cold, hiking in just THAT? It’s freaking dumping out!” A curious grom asks a white-whiskered, veteran of the slopes who’s wearing nothing but a light sweater and ski pants as he tours up into the gray abyss. “You would think that, but I’m actually the perfect temperature right now. It’s YOU that’s going to be hot […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | November 13, 2020 4 Comments