Backcountry
Backcountry
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May 7, 2013
Living on a boat in the middle of Greenland's remote frozen wilderness to ski big lines.
April 1, 2013
All aboard for fresh tracks.
March 26, 2013
Fun, fraternity and backcountry lines at Tahoe’s Lost Trail Lodge.
March 1, 2013
Oooo, you heli skiers are so hardcore. But for those of us who don’t wear short-sleeve baselayers so we can admire our own forearms, cat skiing suits just fine. I’ll still think about you, though...when you’re grounded—reading a bad mystery novel all day in a tiny, double-occupancy room next to some dude whose snoring makes the water ripple in your glass—because it’s, you know, snowing. And when our song comes up on my new BFF’s iPod as we churn back up the track for our 12th lap of steep, over-the-head blower. Oh yeah, after your four days of heli are over, two of which you actually flew on, can you pick me up at the airport? Because I can afford to ski here all week. If not, oh well. Our tail guide is suuuuuper cute.
February 19, 2013
Heli skiing is the ultimate ski experience. Sure, there are “heli-quality” mornings at big-vert resorts when the canyon’s closed. But if you’ve got a real powder problem, the only true fix comes with a whiff of aviation fuel. Our advice: Alaska has the rad terrain; B.C. is more reliable. Pray for gray skies if you like tree skiing; sun if you like the mellow high-alpine, where pilots can fly only with good visibility. Put together a strong group: The guides will show you only what your weakest link can handle. Ignore the blowhards in the lodge; there’ll be plenty of cool people to hang with. And be ready to ski—150,000 vert in a week is easy with a Bell 212 waiting at the bottom of every untracked run. You can’t do that in a cat.
December 4, 2012
Earn those après beers and down duvets with these super athlete-oriented diversions.
July 28, 2012
Low snow-year solution? Simple: head to Svalbard, Norway.
May 4, 2012
The resorts may be closed, but ski season isn't over. There's still plenty of spring corn on the Colorado peaks and a few pieces of gear left to test. So yesterday a few of the SKI and Skiing editors went on a mission to eek the last few turns out of this season. And wouldn't you know, our computers were still here when we got back.
March 6, 2012
And that's not all. How about all the snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice-fishing, cross-country skiing, tubing and spa treatments you can handle. And believe us, you can handle it.
January 3, 2012
A road trip through some of Argentina's lesser known ski locations.
