Backcountry skiing is booming. Here’s how to stay safe.
(The following is based on a webinar with a panel of experts, sponsored by the North American...
Read Moreby Wendy Clinch | Nov 24, 2020 | General skiing | 3 |
(The following is based on a webinar with a panel of experts, sponsored by the North American...
Read Moreby Wendy Clinch | Oct 20, 2020 | Interviews | 0 |
Thanks largely to COVID-19, backcountry skiing promises to be bigger than ever this year. This is hardly a surprise. In the backcountry, there’s no social distancing, capacity limitations, or reservation requirements. You don’t need an EPIC or an IKON pass.
Read Moreby Wendy Clinch | Feb 25, 2020 | General skiing | 0 |
We’ve all heard the reports this year about inbound avalanches. It’s...
Read Moreby Wendy Clinch | Aug 18, 2015 | Interviews | 1 |
In the world of skiing, Elyse Saugstad stands on one of the highest peaks. Winner of the Freeride World Tour in 2008 and recipient of the Best Female Performance Award at the Powder Awards in 2013, she was also named one of the Top 50 Women in Action Sports by ESPN in 2014.
Read Moreby Wendy Clinch | Apr 23, 2013 | General skiing | 2 |
US avalanche deaths have climbed steeply since 1990 as new gear has become available for backcountry travel. Until then, avalanches rarely claimed more than a handful of lives each season in records going back to 1950. The deaths of the past weekend bring the total avalanche deaths this year to 24.
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