[VIDEO] Ripide Osseessioni: An Italian Skiing & Freeride Journey In winter 2023-24, a close-knit group of friends with shared dreams and ambitions danced with a list of peaks and couloirs of great significance in the Italian Alps. The elements aligned, allowing them to not ‘conquer’ the mountains—but move with them. This is their film. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MATTEO | OUTDOOR SPORTS | ACTION […] Backcountry SnowBrains | January 31, 2025 0 Comments
British Columbia Backcountry Report: Beautiful Crusty Powder On High On The Last Day Of Our BC Trip Report from January 29, 2025 Yesterday was our final backcountry ski day in British Columbia, Canada. For now… We skied 20 of 28 days in the backcountry and got in 7 ski days at Revelstoke and 1 at Kicking Horse. I totaled 65,800-vertical-feet climbed and 161-traveled in the backcountry. I’m truly exhausted… Yesterday we ventured into a completely new zone […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 30, 2025 1 Comment
Revelstoke, BC, Report: Skiing The 5,630-Vertical-Foot “Snow Rodeo” Directly into the “Selkirk Sea” Report from January 28, 2025 Yesterday was another stunner at Revelstoke, BC. I stuck to the groomers and had my mind blown again by just how long they are. When you drop in from the top of the Stoke Chair, the fog (the Selkirk Sea) looks impossibly far below you. You end up skiing all the way to the river […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 29, 2025 0 Comments
British Columbia Backcountry Report: Gliding Through The Setting Sun in a Stunning Zone Report from January 27, 2025 Yesterday was our penultimate day in the BC backcountry. I decided we should go check out a zone I’d never been before mostly just to look around and see what’s out there. It was a long walk. A much longer walk than expected. 4,000 vertical feet 11 miles 7 hours It took 6 hours to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 28, 2025 0 Comments
Revelstoke, BC, Report: Skiing Gracias Ridge & Snow Rodeo in the Sunshine Report from January 26, 2025 On Sunday we gathered a crew in the parking lot and headed up the Revelation Gondola at Revelstoke. JJ, Kim, Aaron, me. JJ & Kim took us to Gracias Ridge area to ski old chowder in fun, rolling terrain. It’s a fun adventure run with 2 hikes, 2 traverses, Mr Toad’s Wild Ride Gully, and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 28, 2025 0 Comments
British Columbia Backcountry Report: “Eagle Chute” on 9,337′ Eagle Peak Report from January 25, 2025 We finally gathered the courage to go deep into the alpine in British Columbia yesterday. I don’t generally dare to fly there in January because there are usually persistent weak layer issues this time of year. Right now, the snowpack is pretty locked up. Eagle Chute on 9,337′ Eagle Peak called to us. So we […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 28, 2025 0 Comments
Earning My Turns in the Intuition Tour Tongue Dual Density Liners Intuition Liners, a maker of custom ski boot liners, recently overhauled its product line. So far this season, I’ve been testing the new Tour Tongue Dual Density liner in the Montana backcountry. Related: Intuition Liners: Elevate Your Skiing Experience Intuition makes two touring-specific liners: the Tour Wrap and the Tour Tongue. Both options use dual-density, heat-moldable closed-cell foam and have […] Gear Mike Lavery | January 27, 2025 0 Comments
British Columbia Backcountry Report: Skiing The Frozen Waterfall Chute, a Steep Wall, & a Pillow Spine Report from January 24, 2025 On Friday, we got out into the BC backcountry just to look around. And find sunshine. We needed sunshine. So we started walking in the shade and 7ºF temps. And we kept walking in the shade and cold temps for hours… After 3 and a half hours photons from our nearest start finally tickled our […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 26, 2025 1 Comment