From powder skis to quiver-killers to skimo options, check out this year’s Editors’ Choice backcountry skis reviews.
2025 Editors’ Choice Apparel Reviews
Our 2025 Editors’ Choice apparel includes an assortment of layers, from hard- and soft-shells to puffies to baselayers.
2025 Editors’ Choice Ski Boot Reviews
The best backcountry ski boots of 2025, from 130 flex to the skimo-inspired, reviewed.
Totality Film Premier
On December 7, 2024, the short ski film Totality will be premiering at the J Skis headquarters in Burlington, Vermont.
Summer Gear Roundup: Camping
Regardless of the mode of backcountry travel, a good camp setup is essential to multiday exploration. While most of the gear tested by our staff is designed for warmer seasons, plenty of it can, and will, double as essentials on hut trips and spring overnight adventures.
Summer Gear Roundup: Mountain Biking
Mountain biking is often considered a warm weather parallel to skiing. Many of our staff find the same flow they search for in the winter on singletrack in the summer. Check out some of of our favorite mountain biking gear.
Summer Gear Roundup: Trail Running
When the warm weather takes over, trail running is a great way to spend summer days and train for the first flakes of snow. Check out our favorite trail running gear below.
Setting the Bar: Anna DeMonte Records the Fastest Known Women’s Ski Time on Mont Blanc
When Anna DeMonte arrived in Paris, France for a work trip in February, she intended to use the opportunity to ski classic steeps in Chamonix before returning to her home in Utah. Four months and one Fastest Known Time later, she now hopes to inspire others.
Unquiet on the Western Front: Utah Gondola Raises Unrest
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) reveals their finalized three-phase plan for Little Cottonwood Canyon.
The Gondola Game: Smugglers’ Notch Resort owner responds to dustup over clandestine lift project
On June 1st, a secret, six-year-old plan to build a gondola between Vermont’s Smugglers’ Notch and Stowe Mountain resorts was uncovered by a local paper. While Smugglers’ Notch Resort president Bill Stritzler believes connecting the two resorts would benefit all user groups, locals have their doubts.
