From storm-proof shells to ultra warm down layers, we tested the best new ski and snowboard jackets across resorts and ...

As the weather begins to turn and cool temps blow in, we all begin to think about the winter ahead. Every year there continues to be an increased interest in backcountry skiing and snowboarding, and ...

Daredevils flock to Tuckerman Ravine whenever Mount Washington’s notoriously steep bowl fills with fresh snow. But it’s not the only destination for backcountry skiers and splitboarders (snowboarders ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Winter has not even officially begun, yet for ski and snowboard enthusiasts, the season is off to an amazing start with much ...

My favorite thing to do in the world is backcountry snowboarding — journeying into the untamed wilderness of alpine hinterlands and gliding down mountains, far from the manicured slopes, lifts, and ...

Colorado mountaineer Jeremy Anton Anderson enjoys local company Weston Backcountry for its focus on education, etiquette and environmental stewardship. But at the end of a long climb, Anderson needs a ...

After leading a 75-plus minute course on snowboarding with splitboards in the backcountry, Ben Hilley compared starting out now with when he first took up the sport more than a decade ago. “I bought a ...

Few can beat Frank and Brittany Walker Konsella when it comes to qualifications for writing a backcountry skiing guidebook. The Crested Butte couple is among the elite few who have climbed and skied ...

The author enjoyed an epic, powder-fed trip to Val d’Isère, France, a place he thinks offers the best lift-accessed ...

Years ago, tectonic losses pushed ski media toward a more thoughtful narrative on mortality. But the culture at large often ...