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by Justin Mool

Solitude: where lift-lines are unheard of, powder days are the norm, and cold-smoke is only twelve miles from Salt Lake City.


Heli Skiing in BC
by Jackie Baker

Pantheon Helisports drops touring addicts deep in the BC backcountry—it’s heli skiing at its most rugged and ski touring at its finest.


Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Utah
by Jackie Baker

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.


Alta: Home to skiing history
by Kendall Card

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


Brighton Ski Resort
by Rocky Thompson

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.


Gear Guru - From one plank inbounds to two in the backcountry
by Backcountry Bob

From one plank inbounds to two in the backcountry


Westminster College’s Winter at Westminster program lets you experience Utah’s Wasatch Mountains—and learn something while you’re there.
by Jackie Baker

Westminster College’s Winter at Westminster program lets you experience Utah’s Wasatch Mountains—and learn something while you’re there.


by Lou Stephens

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.


The gear of choice for our resident trail-running fiend
by Adam Riser

Employee Gear Closet - Katie Gold


by Lou Stephens

In the trees of Jay Peak, Vermont, you won't share your stash with anyone.


by Jackie Baker

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
by Rob de Luca & Annie Aschim

Park, Pipe, & BC Booter Planks: The Bottom Line.


Ski the Southern Hemisphere
by Adam Hook

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
by Beth Lopez

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.


by Rocky Thompson

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.


He’s a gear-loving powderhound who’s mastered the art of the written word.
by Peter Barrett and Jackie Baker

He’s a gear-loving powderhound who’s mastered the art of the written word.


Marketing Copy Editor
by Jackie Baker

Employee Gear Closet - Jackie Baker, Marketing Copy Editor


The secret isn’t out yet.
by Rocky Thompson

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.

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