The backcountry looms large in the imagination of skiers everywhere. It’s beautiful, fearsome, and the last best place to score untouched snow. That latter part may be the backcountry's biggest appeal ...

The introduction to an introduction. The air is crisp and leaves are fluttering down outside my window. They’re brown, not a picturesque yellow, but if you half-close your eyes you can almost imagine ...

Powder days loom large in the lore of ski culture, so much so that savvy employers have started offering paid time off for employees to shred the slopes. But with lift lines lengthening and headline ...

A professional ski photographer shares his secrets. I’ve had more “Man I really wish I had my camera right now!” moments in the backcountry than anywhere else. It feels like every tour has one moment ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Visualize being at the summit of a ski resort on a bluebird powder day, surrounded by a glorious panorama filled with snowcapped peaks glistening in the ...

With eye-watering lift pass costs and endless queues at even the smallest resorts, it's easy to appreciate the allure of backcountry ski touring and splitboarding. Under your own power, you can get ...

Ross Creber is one of the instructors at Glenmore Lodge, where he delivers a wide range of backcountry snowsport courses.

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 ...