On the cover of the January Community Issue is skier and explorer Chad Sayers, buried deep in the powder of Whistler, B.C., where he currently resides. A native Canadian, Sayers was born and raised in British Columbia and still carries with him a love of the mountains of Western Canada.
Mountain Skills: Avy gear at the resort? Maybe it’s a good idea after all
High avy danger in the hills? When the forecast blinks red, skiers and riders often flock to ski resorts where ski patrollers mitigate avalanche-related hazards. But even when you aren’t earning your turns, it’s important to keep safety in mind, which may mean bringing your backcountry knowledge and equipment along with you on a lift-serve day.
Squaw Valley Patroller Joe Zuiches Passes Away
Squaw Valley Resort, Calif. On Tuesday morning, Squaw Valley ski patroller Joe Zuiches passed away in an explosives-related accident. Zuiches, 42, was part of two, two-men teams deploying explosives on the resort’s Gold Coast Ridge. A resident of Olympic Valley, Calif., Zuiches had worked as a patroller for Squaw Valley since 2012. Prior to that, Zuiches guided with Shasta Mountain Guides, […]
Snowpack List: Avalanche assessments from around the U.S.: Week of January 22
Recent avalanche danger trends continue into this week with new snowfall across the west putting added stress on snowpack stability.
Mapping Greenland: IFMGA guide Ben Tibbetts explores a new platform for navigation in a remote land
In a recent trip with a group of close friends to Greenland, Ben Tibbetts looked to the new navigational tools created by the company FATMAP to help him locate appropriate objectives and ski first descents.
Dirty Laundry: How to rid dirt, grime and other funk from your layers
Cleaning tech wear is more intricate than washing dirty ski socks, however, since generic detergents can harm certain synthetics and leave outerwear less waterproof.
2017 Apparel Guide: Timeless and Trending Baselayers
For our next installment of the Apparel Guide online, we introduce baselayers to help you build warmth and comfort from the foundation up.
Snowpack List: Avalanche assessments from around the U.S.: Week of January 15
The avalanche forecast for this week presents a small reprieve from last week’s alarming ratings. But even though conditions might not be extreme, dangers still lurk in the snowpack across the Western U.S.
Silverton Slide: Jeremy Bird recounts being swept onto Colorado route 550 in a January 9 avalanche
On January 9th, residents of the greater Durango, Colo. area, Jeremy Bird and Mark Helmich, set out to tour in Coal Bank Pass in the San Juan Mountains—a day that ended with Bird, 52, getting swept over a cliff and onto route 550 by an avalanche.
2017 Apparel Guide: Timeless and Trending Midlayers
It can be hard to keep up with the latest outerwear trends. From fit to functionality, puffies, baselayers and hardshells undergo small design tweaks every year and we are here to help you parse out the gear that best fits your backcountry needs.
