In the darkest days of December, standing outside in a -20 blizzard, it seemed like winter couldn't possibly come to an end. Yet, winter is like all good things in life. All of the sudden the trees have buds on them, and all the snow in...

I would like to announce that in the last week I have done more to help protect our environment from pollution and the effects of global warming than I have ever done before. And man, do I feel good about it!...

Why do we go wandering in the backcountry? The freedom, to go wherever one wants. To explore new runs and see new peaks. And the lure of fresh tracks. The chance to put your signature down on a huge piece of clean snow, with you...

Mt Aberdeen is one of the crown jewels out of the giant collection found in the Lake Louise group. Although not as obvious, and tucked away behind fairview and Hadoe, it offers the adventure skier quite a fabulous day in the mountains....

Mother Nature occasionally parts her skirt and allows adventurous souls to taste the best of what she has to offer. There are times, glorious times, when no matter where you drop in, you find yourself balls deep in the stuff that makes us...

Ten yeas ago, the now-receding glacier at La Grave-La Meije made Trifide chutes sound like a suicidal ski area. Xavier Cret, one of the best guides in La Grave, pointed the chutes out to our crew – pro skier Jessica Baker, photographer...

A Dialogue Regarding The Snowpack Climatology Of Western Canada <br> 1. A CHAIRLIFT ENCOUNTER Another Sunday in March, two thousand and seven, The rain kept on coming, pounding and numbing. Friends flew to the bar like angels to...

Rogers Pass, 22nd February, was a lesson we were lucky to get away with. If we didn’t respect the power and potential of an avalanche before hand, we certainly do now. With the forecast, our own observations and experience, we did know...

In the Oisans region of the Alps, danger is everywhere and constant. Even for the most experienced guides and skiers, it lurks like a ghost offering signs of its presence with spin drift, avalanche debris, seracs, glaciers, and extremely...

Cowabunga, a slang word from the 1960s surf culture, is used as an expression of exhilaration when riding the waves. Powabunga is a slang word from the 2007 ski culture, used as an expression of exhilaration when riding fresh snow. Even if...