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Great West Couloir

GREAT WEST COULOIR, MOUNT COLONEL FORESTER, VANCOUVER ISLAND By: Joe Schwartz Elk make good trails. Not surprising, really, when you consider that the bulls are up to 900lbs, with giant clodhoppers...

Recon Testing in AK

Recon Testing in AK By: Wheeler Feer | Photos: Whitton Feer Within every skier lies a deep connection to Alaska. We see it in the movies and on the cover of magazines....

How To Spring Ski on Independence Pass

Words & Images: Ted Mahon In the late 1800’s, prospectors pioneered a route over a high pass from Leadville into the Roaring Fork Valley in search of mining fortunes. On July...

'Best Days' Moran Mission

Words & Images: Laura Gaylord Let me tell you about a “best day ever.” I am not writing this to spray about how good we were or the epic conditions, because...

Ski Your First 14er

By: Ted Mahon There are 637 peaks higher than 13,000 feet in the state of Colorado. The tallest 54 of them exceed 14,000 feet and are collectively referred to...

Inside Pete Gaston's Spring Ski Touring Pack

Efficient backcountry skiing begins with mindful packing. By: Tess Weaver Strokes Pete, deep in the Elks. Photo by Ian Fohrman Pete in Telluride. Photo by Fred Marmstater Strafe co-founder Pete...

Wrangell, St. Elias Saga

Skiing Super Sized Giants in the Glaciated Wrangell/ St. Elias Range By: Art Burrows The Wrangell-St.Elias mountains look like little bumps on the glaciated landscape, however when viewed from the...