Esteemed mountaineer Louis “Lou” Dawson’s memoir, Avalanche Dreams, is required reading for any backcountry enthusiast.

After Hurricane Helene, ski towns in the American Southeast have come together to recover from environmental disaster.

On December 7, 2024, the short ski film Totality will be premiering at the J Skis headquarters in Burlington, Vermont.

Backcountry and telemark skiing pioneer Paul Parker died Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, after a battle with cancer.

A recent Forest Service hiring freeze leaves the backcountry community concerned about avalanche centers’ bandwidths this coming winter.

A new film tour, Girl Winter, is now showing across the country. The tour features six short films created by and starring women.

First Noah Dines fell in love with skiing. Then, he decided to ski 3 million vertical feet in a year. At just over 2.5 million vertical feet skied, he’s broken the previous record and he’s on track to hit his goal in the next few months.

Winter Wildlands Alliance 20th annual Backcountry Film Festival will be premiering in Boise, Idaho.

Join Union Bank and Smugglers’ Notch Resort for the 15th Annual Backcountry Magazine BARN BASH at the Cambridge Community Center on Saturday, November 9. Grab your mountain buddies for three great ski films including “Sven: Life In Front of The Lens” by Osprey and F4D Studio, and “Consonance” and “Nisei” by filmmaker and photographer (and former intern) Iz La Motte. Plus, great live music with Brett Hughes and Lowell Thompson, our legendary raffle, food from Spicy Spoke and beverages from The Alchemist, von Trapp Brewing and Lot Six Brewing Co.

All proceeds benefit the Cambridge Area Rotary Winter Wellness Days program which gives local kids the chance to ski and ride for free, regardless of income. For many of these groms, their five full days at Smuggs (and not at school) are their first introduction to snow sports.

Chris Kussmaul began exploring the Montana backcountry as a student at Montana State University. He found plentiful skiing, but very little information. With his guidebook, Peaks and Couloirs of Southwest Montana, Kussmaul set out to change that.