After an extensive operation, six of 15 skiers have been rescued, eight have been located while one remains missing. Recovery efforts are planned to resume when conditions allow.
2026 Editors’ Choice Apparel Reviews
Our 2026 Editors’ Choice apparel reviews span the gamut, from kits and hardshells to puffies, midlayers and baselayers.
Not-So Duty Free
In the global economy, rising tariffs are making the U.S. ski industry’s reliance on outsourced goods and services an expensive reality.
Time Slides
In this Editor’s Note from our 2025 Photo Annual, Greta Close flips through her dad’s old photos. It’s a Tuesday night in October, and I’m home from Washington. Since he used to live in the Cascades, Dad’s putting on a slideshow. There’s an image on the screen: Two parallel tracks overlay fresh, white, wind-drifted dollops […]
Winter Wildlands Alliance 20th Annual Backcountry Film Fest
Winter Wildlands Alliance 20th annual Backcountry Film Festival will be premiering in Boise, Idaho.
Kuat Grip 6 Reviewed
Transporting skis and boards to the trailhead or resort and home again is a necessary, but not always straightforward part of the sport. Not every car comes with the space for skis, so the roof is a great sot to store them. After a full winter with Kuat’s Grip 6 on the roof of her […]
What’s Your Carbon Ski-print: Nomadic Skier Creates Carbon Calculator for Earth Day
Have you ever wondered the CO2 impact of a ski trip? Now there’s a way to find out.
Mountain Skills: Crevasse Rescue
It’s hard to know where to start with a complex skill like crevasse rescue. Rope handling?
Reading a glacier? Mechanical advantage? Guide Niels Meyer highlights what’s critical.
Into “The Darkest White”: Eric Blehm Discusses His Latest Work, a Deep Dive on Craig Kelly
From slalom racing to splitboard guiding Craig Kelly shaped the sport of snowboarding. Now, roughly two decades since his death, Eric Blehm traces Kelly’s life from his first snowboard to the fatal avalanche that killed him.
Teleskier, Humanitarian Kasha Rigby Leaves a Legacy of Uplifting Others
On Tuesday, Feb. 13, the world lost beloved, legendary ski mountaineer Kasha Rigby. But her impact extended far beyond the mountains.
