The biggest storm in years swept through Colorado in February. Big fluffy flakes just kept falling until over 50 inches of new snow blanketed the backcountry. Skiing that frothy cold smoke over five ...

Colorado is widely considered the best ski and snowboarding destination in the United States. Popular resorts like Aspen and Breckenridge see an average annual snowfall of around 300 inches, while ...

Planning a ski trip can be an involved process, depending on how far you’re hoping to go and what kind of skiing you’re looking to do. Adding backcountry skiing into that equation adds a whole other ...

View post: Inside the Huge, 100-Plus Inch Blizzard at Ski Portillo The article offers beginner tips for safe backcountry skiing, emphasizing avalanche awareness and education. Essential skills: master ...

View post: Can this $4,500 automatic coffee machine replace your local cafe? How light you go will depend on where you fall on the aerobic-to-aprés spectrum. Heavier backcountry skis will be an easier ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Backcountry skiing means different things to different people. For some it means climbing hundreds of feet up beautiful peaks on pristine slopes in search of ...

Any skier can understand the urge to improve their equipment. Few take matters into their own hands like Jamie Kunka. The avid backcountry skier has effectively found a way to blend his love of snowy ...

How dangerous is extreme backcountry skiing — and when does the pursuit of adventure cross into unnecessary risk? Those questions are at the center of a deadly avalanche in the Sierra Nevada that left ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The backcountry looms large in the imagination of skiers everywhere. It’s beautiful, fearsome, and the last best place to score ...