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Two of the sickest skiers on Earth—and riders for the Tramdock Team (our sister site)—talk haute cuisine and alien hucker invasions.
Summer Ski Camps
Break your piggy bank open and head for the snow. If there’s not enough in the piggy bank to get you to the southern hemisphere, get in your beater car and head for British Columbia. Going to a summer ski camp will take your skiing to the next level.
Stepping Out—Staying Safe in the Sidecountry
With easily accessible backcountry terrain just outside resort gates, it seems that skiers and riders can have their cake and eat it too: fresh, unspoiled pow with little to no hiking. But at what risk?
Employee Gear Closet: Josh Rhea, Direct Marketing Manager
He’s a gear-loving powderhound who’s mastered the art of the written word.
Employee Gear Closet - Jackie Baker
Employee Gear Closet - Jackie Baker, Marketing Copy Editor
Powder Mountain Resort Report
You’ve probably never heard of Utah’s Powder Mountain, but it’s the resort with the most skiable acres in the United States—and most of them are empty.
Solitude Resort Report
Solitude: where lift-lines are unheard of, powder days are the norm, and cold-smoke is only twelve miles from Salt Lake City.
Catch a Ride with Pantheon Helisports
Pantheon Helisports drops touring addicts deep in the BC backcountry—it’s heli skiing at its most rugged and ski touring at its finest.
Resort Report, Snowbird
Snowbird’s last season was a 201-day-long powder-filled blur with the total snowfall stacking up to 632 inches. Snowbird’s projected opening date for the 2005-2006 season is late November, and some exciting improvements await Bird-loving powderhounds.
Resort Report, Alta
Alta, renowned as North America’s powder mecca, is rich with ski history, bottomless powder days, and locals whose devotion is as strong as the snow is deep
Resort Report, Brighton
After the deafening roar of the avalanche fades away, you search the slide path for signs of your two friends. Seeing no wide-eyed partners and hearing no cries for help, you take out your beacon, turn it to ‘search’, and begin what will likely be the most stressful half hour of your life.
What size ski?
Gear Guru Speaks - What size ski?
Backcountry Ski Set-Up
From one plank inbounds to two in the backcountry
Study A-Board in Utah
Westminster College’s Winter at Westminster program lets you experience Utah’s Wasatch Mountains—and learn something while you’re there.
Wendy Fisher Interview
As one of the best skiers in North America, Wendy Fisher is the star of several Matchstick Productions and Warren Miller films. With the recent birth of her son, Wendy Fisher is still skiing hard and teaching the joy of skiing.
Employee Gear Closet - Katie Gold
Employee Gear Closet - Katie Gold
A Worthy Challenge
In order to fulfill his jones, Chris Davenport decided to ski all 54 of Colorado’s Fourteeners in one season. That's over 300,000 vertical feet of harrowingly steep, highly unpredictable mountainous landscape—Dav's ideal playground.
Magazine Awards Rundown
Powder fever has hit us early this year. We might not be able to put snow on the mountains, but we can give you a rundown of this year’s award-winning skis to tide you over. Careful, you may need a drool cloth.
Bring Out Your Dead! DIY: Plank Painting
We’re painting skis this spring—doesn’t matter whether you’re going for lift line steeze or you just want some new wall art, our step-by-step guide, photos, and pro tips put you on your way to pearly-new pine.
Riding Jay’s Glades
In the trees of Jay Peak, Vermont, you won't share your stash with anyone.
Tanner Hall Contemplates the Meaning of Life
No other contemporary skier continuously incites so much debate. Why? The Kalispell, MT native spent his teenage years pushing the limits of freeskiing under the watchful eyes of a skeptical industry—and he took full advantage it.
New School Ski Review 2007
Park, Pipe, & BC Booter Planks: The Bottom Line.
Ski the Southern Hemisphere
Summer doesn’t bode well for the old powder jones. Luckily, it’s always winter somewhere. So pack you bags and wax your skis. We’ll show you where to make turns in the dead of the summer.
Pray-for-Snow 101: The Age-Old Ritual
Every fall, boarders and skiers around the world engage in sacred Pray for Snow rituals, heralded by beer kegs, bonfires, and Mad Pow Disease. Let us guide you through the carnage.
Backcountry.com - Ski Tuning Guide (now with video)
Wax jobs killing your beer fund? Our DIY vids show you the way. From base repairs to base maintenance, you’ll learn to tune like a true dirtbag in your own abode.
Me? Own a Quiver?
Do your planks flounder on pow days? Does your board butter like peanut brittle? Then it’s time to start building your quiver.