Gear Test Week 2019 kicks off this week at Powder Mountain, Utah, with blue skies and toasty temperatures ringing in day one for our dedicated group of 50 ski and board testers. Their goal: find the latest and greatest skis, boards, boots and bindings for this coming season. To learn more about what’s on tap […]
The Trendsetter: How Diny Harrison, the first North American woman to earn an international mountain-guide certification, has forged her path
Diny Harrison’s list of accreditations is as deep as the British Columbia snowpack in which she guides. The first North American woman to become an internationally certified mountain guide, Harrison went from ski patrolling at Lake Louise Ski Resort to guiding for the likes of Canadian Mountain Holidays, Yamnuska Mountain School, Banff National Army Cadet […]
The Elusive Glen Poulsen: Traveling the world with a quiet skintrack crusher
The name Poulsen is well know in California’s Lake Tahoe area—in 1938, Wayne Poulsen bought land in the Squaw Valley area upon which he later developed a world-renowned ski area. Glen, Wayne’s son, grew up on the slopes with his family, but from a young age, he ventured deeper into the Eastern Sierra to see what the world beyond ski areas had to offer.
How Rod Newcomb influenced a generation of avalanche education
Through his career, Newcomb has influenced generations of students and guides, including Sarah Carpenter, who now owns AAI with her husband, Don, and business partner Don Sharaf. Here’s what Carpenter had to say about her long-time colleague and teaching inspiration.
Romancing the Skintrack: How to find (and keep) love in the backcountry
To further improve your moves on February 14, we’ve polled our field of experts—namely a crack team of editors and contributors—for their best advice on how to maintain a relationship in the mountains. Here’s what the romantics had to say.
Photographer Profile: Grant Gunderson on true locals and finding the sweet spot
In this week’s profile, photographer Grant Gunderson of Bellingham, Wash. talks about finding the ideal vantage point.
Photographer Profile: Adam Barker Balances Speed and Light
Adam Barker, of Cottonwood Heights, Utah, discusses the finer points of capturing speed and light.
Reflecting on Warren Miller: Ski Filmmaker Icon
On Wednesday, January 24, Warren Miller, renowned ski filmmaker and outdoor industry icon, passed away of natural causes. He was 93. A California native, Miller purchased his first camera for 39 cents at the age of 12. In college at the University of Southern California, Miller pursued both academics and his passion for adrenaline-fueled sports […]
Photographer Profile: Ryan Creary captures the shades of winter
In the 2018 Photo Annual, we’ve asked seven photographers to dish on the inspiration behind a favorite photo of their choosing. These featured photographers capture the landscapes, community and emotion that that evoke the untracked experience, from dawn’s light to skintracks cutting across a blank white canvas.
Backcountry Basecamp 2018 – January 13 and 14 at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon
BASECAMP 5.0 – Backcountry Magazine teams up with Scott Sports to spread mountain education across the country Join our second BASECAMP stop at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon on January 13 and 14, 2018. We’ll have ski and board demos, educational workshops and tons of new gear to check out. BASECAMP at Mt. Bachelor also coincides with […]
