Skiing in the backcountry can look a number of different ways. Anything from skiing out a gate at a resort for a quick backcountry lap to a short ski tour for some low-angle pow turns an all-day ...

Ski mountaineering makes athletes first go up the mountain, before coming back down. “It’s kind of like you combine cross-country skiing with Alpine skiing.

Fewer crowds: Some backcountry areas have gotten busier, but if you know where to look, it isn’t too hard to find a quiet, ...

A French skier has just become the first person to climb and ski every mountain in the Alps higher than 4,000m (12,000 feet). After chipping away at the project for 15 years, Vivian Bruchez scaled ...

The 2025 ISMF World Ski Mountaineering Championships. Ski Mountaineering ("SkiMo”) combines mountain climbing with downhill skiing. Among the fastest growing winter sports in the world, and ...

We’ve been testing dozens of different ski packs this season, from ultra-minimalist mountaineering packs, to freeride-oriented vest packs, to daily-driver resort skiing packs. Here’s our take on which ...

Ski mountaineering makes athletes first go up the mountain, before coming back down. “It’s kind of like you combine cross-country skiing with Alpine skiing.

Ski mountaineering makes athletes first go up the mountain, before coming back down. “It’s kind of like you combine cross-country skiing with Alpine skiing.