Fredrik Ericsson, the Swedish ski mountaineer determined to ski down K2 (8611m), had his most recent attempts at the summit impeded by dangerous conditions...
Swedish ski adventurer Fredrik Ericsson, who has his sights set on being the first person to ski down the world’s three highest peaks, has just reached base camp on K2...
Jonathan Mingle and his partners are preparing for a journey to Zanskar, India, where they hope to make the first ski descent of Sultan Lango (5827m) and coordinate a humanitarian project in the area.
Good news on two fronts means that the canyons of Salt Lake will remain safe and open to the public for backcountry skiing and other activities at least a little longer.
An avalanche killed a backcountry skier in Grand Teton National Park on Sunday morning. Wray Landon, Brady Johnston and Nathan Brown – all locals to the area – had just summited South Teton...
A skier buried among avalanche debris in the Evolene region of the Swiss Alps survived an astonishing 17 hours through the night on Saturday. Though moderately hypothermic, the 21-year-old Swiss man was found the next morning, alive and without serious injury.
Minneapolis, MN - Dave Watson, internationally known climber and skier has become the first person to ski the upper slopes of K2, the second tallest mountain in the world. After climbing within 200 meters of the K2 summit, Watson was buried in chest-deep snow. Although he ultimately decided an ascent to the summit was too dangerous, Watson achieved his primary goal and became the first person to descend on skis from the upper slopes of K2 on August 4, 2009.
We've got our skis out, our ice tools ready, our winter jackets unpacked... now we're just staring at the sky waiting for it to snow! We are eagerly anticipating winter and a season of heavy snowfall and as a special promotion, we are holding a "Guess When it's Going to Snow" contest.
Jeffersonville, VT - Height Of Land Publications announced today that it will team up with Telemark Skier Magazine Editor Josh Madsen for a fifty date Telemark Skier Magazine US tour. The tour will hit key ski towns as well as metropolitan areas for screenings of Madsen's new Telemark movie, "The Freeheel Life."
