My favorite skis right now, the first pair I’ll reach for this season and those that I’ll keep going back to for much of the winter, didn’t win an Editors’ Choice Award. You won’t find them in a Gear Guide or at your local shop. Even if you did, I doubt you’d consider spending the money. Because they’re 10 years old; an original pair of rocket-red Voilé Chargers. They’re my rock skis.
Recipes for the Skintrack and Après: Pesto and Avocado Sandwich
There’s a way for your transition bites to be more creative and Earth-friendly: Bring them from home. This week, trade in your single-serving, individually wrapped backcountry snacks for a homemade savory skintrack sandwich! Beyond Skid cookbook author Lily Krass shares her latest skintrack treat.
Early Season Snow: what it means for a mid-season snowpack
At this time of the winter, many forecast centers around the west are making note of a persistent problem and/or deep persistent slab avalanche problem in the forecast—a problem that, for some regions, has existed for multiple weeks or even months now.
Recipes for the Skintrack and Après: Maple Cherry Sea Salt Energy Balls
Backcountry fuel often comes in single-serving, individually wrapped packages, but there’s a way for your transition bites to be more creative and Earth-friendly: Bring them from home. Beyond Skid cookbook author Lily Krass brings us another skintrack treat.
Jeremy Jones on His New Book, The Art of Shralpinism
Jeremy Jones has years of experience that might help the average backcountry traveler. He’s compiled it in a new book, his first, called The Art of Shralpinism. The title, a portmanteau of shredding and alpinism, reveals his philosophy: that the mountaineering is a vehicle for skiing the best lines in the best conditions.
Mountain Skills: Take the time to be prepared for early season turns
It’s late fall and many mountains throughout the U.S. have seen some decent early season snow. As a result, stoke is high and people are itching to ski. Guide Steve Banks shares his thoughts on how to capitalize on the early bounty.
Recipes for the Skintrack and Après
Backcountry fuel often comes in single-serving, individually wrapped packages, but there’s a way for your transition bites to be more creative and Earth-friendly: Bring them from home. Here Lily Krass shares the first of many skintrack snacks.
Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Fest Returns for its 18th Year
After two years of remote or limited hybrid screenings due to Covid, the Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival returns this year in full force.
2023 Gear Guide Specification Chart
We didn’t run the back-of-the-Gear-Guide chart in the 2022 Gear Guide, and we noted the displeasure many readers registered with that omission. So, here it is for the 2023 version, back by popular demand.
Levels of Obligation: Connor Ryan Shares his Message
Connor Ryan isn’t a typical pro skier, nor does he make typical ski films. Instead he uses his movies to share messages from his Lakota heritage that could transform the ski industry.
