Tag: backcountry skiing

Why is Avalanche Safety Gear So Expensive?

This post was first published in August 2021. The gold standard of…

Martin Kuprianowicz

Yeti Xtreme Verbier 2025: Inside the Freeride World Tour Finals

Report from March 20-23, 2025 We were on the ground in Verbier…

Brett Ploss

Verbier, Switzerland, Report: On Snow During the Freeride World Tour Weekend

Report from Friday, March 21, 2025 The morning after the final stop…

Brett Ploss

CU Boulder Student Skis Colorado’s 14ers—And Tries to Save the Planet While Doing It

In the 80s, most people recycled their garbage and thought they were…

Gregg Frantz

Courmayeur, Italy, Report: The Secret Zone Chutes

https://youtu.be/uZzGGNauXbs Report from March 7, 2025 On my last full day in…

Miles Clark

La Thuile, Italy, Report: 37,500 Skiable Acres, 94-Miles of Trails, 4,728 Vertical Feet, 39 Ski Lifts, 2 Countries

https://youtu.be/dOJ7825CXvQ Report from March 7, 2025 On Friday of last week, we…

Miles Clark

Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Day #2 in the “Alaskan Velvet Snow” on Tête d l’Ane

https://youtu.be/CHW8F_k2cTc Report from March 5, 2025 On Tuesday I had a conundrum. …

Miles Clark

Courmayeur, Italy, Report: The Tête du Grand Mont Couloir

Report from March 4, 2025 There's a chute the looms over the…

Miles Clark