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: Do You Wear a Ski Helmet? We Asked Over 8,000 Skiers Skiing in the backcountry can look a number of different ways. Anything from skiing out a gate at a resort for a quick backcountry lap ...

Ouray, Colorado, offers excellent backcountry skiing, a free ski hill, hot springs, and gorgeous remote wilderness views.

In skiers' parlance, uphill skiing is another term for ski touring. Oftentimes, the phrase is used by ski areas to denote ski touring that happens within the avalanche-controlled boundaries of a ski ...

Skiing is skiing, whether you do it with the aid of chairlifts or your leg power, on fat or skinny skis or a snowboard, or with buckle, BOA or lace-up boots. For a recent ski excursion in the woods of ...

She’s not alone. Ciari, along with other ski enthusiasts, keeps track of her trips on Turns All Year, a website devoted to backcountry skiing and snowboarding. Skiers and snowboarders use the site to ...

Daily Inter Lake reporter Jack Underhill skis in the backcountry near Whitefish Mountain Resort during the Patrol Fund's avalanche training seminar Jan. 11, 2025. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake) ...

View post: Do You Wear a Ski Helmet? We Asked Over 8,000 Skiers Most skiers use poles. These handy spears are key to a successful turn, and make balancing while skiing—and navigating flat areas—much ...