The idea to connect existing huts, yurts, cabins and lodges around Vermont to promote multi-day backcountry trips isn’t a novel one. But while other U.S. mountain ranges boast such hut-to-hut systems, discussions in Vermont have remained at the meeting table—until now. On August 22, the Vermont Huts Association (VHA) gained its nonprofit status, marking the […]
Expect the Unexpected: Climatologist Alan Betts explains how climate variability will affect winters across the world
In the October issue of Backcountry Magazine, atmospheric scientist Alan Betts talks about the implications of climate change on wintertime precipitation in Japan. And while the status of Japan’s snow is important, it’s part of a larger global-climate equation.
Early Lake Louise Avalanche Kills Skier
LAKE LOUISE, ALBERTA On Sunday, September 25, Trevor Sexsmith, 27, was killed in an avalanche on Mount Victoria in Banff National Park. Sexsmith, a Golden, B.C. resident, was a passionate backcountry skier who spent much of his time exploring the Canadian Rockies.
Summer Stashes: Photographer Jesse Levine explores the reaches of Rocky Mountain National Park
For this installment of “Summer Stashes,” Jesse Levine takes us on a tour of earlier summer adventures to some of his favorite places for warm-weather skiing in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Summer Stashes: Mt. Timpanogos provides August turns
For this installment of “Summer Stashes,” we talked with Logan Tuura about his annual pilgrimage to Utah’s Mt. Timpanogos.
2017 Editors’ Choice Awards: Skis 88-104mm
Here it is, the best gear for this winter—the 2017 Editors’ Choice Awards. Last March, 80 of our most trusted testers rode and ripped around Utah’s Powder Mountain and Crested Butte, Colo., testing more than 300 skis, splitboards, boots and bindings from which we picked these standouts for your quiver. Want to see in-depth tester […]
2017 Editors’ Choice Awards: Skis 104-115mm
Here it is, the best gear for this winter—the 2017 Editors’ Choice Awards. Last March, 80 of our most trusted testers rode and ripped around Utah’s Powder Mountain and Crested Butte, Colo., testing more than 300 skis, splitboards, boots and bindings from which we picked these standouts for your quiver. Want to see in-depth […]
Venture Capital: After closing up shop, Venture Snowboards is back. But is the entire splitboard scene on shaky ground?
Venture Snowboards has announced that they will resume business for winter 2016-17. And while this comes as a relief to the company’s fans, it begs a bigger question about the role and stability of boutique brands in the niche splitboarding market.
Austral Aspirations: Allie Rood talks ski mountaineering and life abroad in New Zealand
For our next installment of “Austral Aspirations,” we talk with Allie Rood, lodge manager at Temple Basin Ski Club in New Zealand. This is Allie’s first “endless winter” and she plans to make the most of it by exploring the Southern Alps of Kiwi country.
Summer Stashes: Photographer Abby Cooper explores the fading snow of Whistler
For this installment of “Summer Stashes,” we talked with photographer Abby Cooper about her summer missions in the Whistler area.
