Ski-traverses are great and everything, but they’re heartbreaking because usually the goodies discovered along the way have to be passed up in order maintain the self-contained logistical timeline. I was previously imprinted from the pain...

We were somewhere near treeline and I was still experiencing the effects of a vicious hangover. I remember saying something like, "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should take over..." And suddenly there was a terrible...

British Columbia, Canada is full of mountains. So many in fact, they just gave up naming them all. In April 2006, 3 friends; Joe, Eric and Silas, and myself went for a wonder amongst unnamed giants and across forgotten glaciers. The...

Backcountry Access and Parks Canada have teamed up to offer a new Beacon Basin transceiver training site at the heart of Canada’s most popular ski touring destination. The new site is located outside the Visitor’s Centre at Rogers Pass....

The World Backcountry Freeride Jam randoneed its way into the Whistler Ski and Snowboard festival this spring. The innaugural event featured a great many activities and events to help promote backcountry awareness, travel and safety. ...

Tobias Lee, accomplished as a human being and a skier, passed away on Tuesday, April 18 in the Mt. Baker backcountry....

Amy Barrett is one of the many great Ski Patrollers who bless Kicking Horse Alpine Resort In a job field typically dominated by males, Kicking Horse stands out. They have a staff of nearly a dozen female snow safety experts on staff, that...

Recco has been making waves across the industry. They produce a radio tranceiver that numerous manufacturers, including the North Face, are imbedding in their product. The signal has a 200m range and has had success stories throughout the...

<br>So here is a statement for you...Manufacturers have molded skiing into what it is. I can hear the disenfranchised out there squawking about how gear companies would be nothing without the skiers. That too is true, however, in...

The winter of 2002-2003 was an alarming avalanche wake-up call for the entire nation of Canada. Several high profile avalanche accidents, involving both avalanche professionals and recreationists, killed too many people, made headlines...