Before work, some people read the newspaper, some sit in traffic and some salute the rising sun with a morning skin. Skier: Janne Tjärnström | Riksgränsen, Lappland, Sweden | Photo: Mattias Fredriksson mattiasfredriksson.com
Photo of the Day: If Powder Were This Good Everyday
If every day were like this day, none of us would have jobs. Skier: Ian Provo | Wasatch Mountains, Utah | Photo: Jim Harris perpetualweekend.com
Backcountry Hut, Lodge and Yurt Guide
Here it is, the list of more than 200 huts, lodges and yurts throughout North America.
2015 GEAR TEST WEEK DAY 5 DISPATCH
A rough day skiing is better than no skiing at all. After the bleary eyes left behind from the “Progressive Party” finally subsided, testers hit the slopes once again and finished off the rest of the boots and skis, completing the 11th Annual Gear Test Week. The warmest day of the test made for perfect spring […]
2015 GEAR TEST WEEK DAY 4 DISPATCH
Day four of Gear Test Week was full-on spring skiing—hard corduroy groomers and chundery woods that softened to corny utopia in the afternoon. Testers continued to give a solid effort, some of whom busted out a dozen or more skis and tested a handful of boots. With three days of testing under everyone’s belts, the […]
2015 Gear Tester Profile: Jason Layh
With a thick Australian accent, Jason Layh is one of our most seasoned testers. He was recruited during the Couloir Magazine gear test days and carried over to our Gear Test Week when Couloir merged with Backcountry in 2007. Layh chased winter storms for most of his twenties before finally settling down in the Tahoe area. Name: Jason […]
2015 GEAR TEST WEEK VIDEO DISPATCH: DAY Three
The snow gods have halted their powdery offerings, forcing testers to strap on their skins and push farther out into Powder Mountain’s backcountry zones in search of shaded slopes. Others found soft spring snow between trees and ripped down groomers, ticking off as many different skis as they could in one day.
2015 GEAR TEST WEEK DAY 3 DISPATCH
For the third day in a row testers took advantage of cat rides up Lightning Ridge in their continuous hunt for shaded pow. The sun continued to shine, taking its toll on snow conditions, but determined testers found hidden pockets of fresh on northern aspects. By the end of the day testers pushed around soft […]
2015 GEAR TEST WEEK VIDEO DISPATCH: Day Two
While skiers polished off the remaining pockets of fresh snow on the slopes of Powder Mountain, a contingent of testers snuck out to James Peak to hunt down some untouched powder. Lathered in sun screen and equipped with avalanche gear, they found what the were looking for—untouched white stuff under bluebird skies.
2015 GEAR TEST WEEK DAY 2 DISPATCH
On day two of Backcountry’s Gear Test Week, the tool of the day was sunscreen. A few low-hanging clouds drifted around the sky, but the sun was in full force. Big globs of white gew were passed out and beards and skin were pasted. Once everyone was lathered up, a posse of testers snuck out […]
