Spring into adventure at these backcountry hotspots
It was inevitable perhaps, but when resorts shut down abruptly last March due to the coronavirus, throngs of skiers unwilling to let their seasons go…
Granite Backcountry Alliance
Granite Backcountry Alliance welcomes in fall's #GIMBY season
New England’s fall foliage gets all the autumn headlines. But for a certain segment of skiers in the region, September also marks the beginning of…Read More
Vail’s latest move helps make skiing more affordable than ever…is that a good thing?
Way back in 2016, a year before Vail purchased Stowe, skiers and riders could purchase a season pass at the Vermont resort for $2,313. With…
A welcoming vibe helps ski/snowboard brand Weston emerge
Leo Tsuo didn’t anticipate working behind the counter at a small snowboard shop when he was offered a job for Weston in Minturn, Colorado. He…
Here’s what to ‘know before you go’ into the backcountry this winter
A surge in backcountry skiing and snowboarding has been bolstering an otherwise flat snowsports participation bell curve for the better part of the past decade.…
Pandemic presents perfect timing for latest update of a backcountry classic
Author David Goodman will claim no clairvoyance on his part for the timing, a “perfect storm” for his work on backcountry skiing. This month’s release…
Black Mountain embraces backcountry during annual Wild Corn festival
If you’ve looked on social media, read online articles or have been involved with an outdoor community of any kind over the past few years,…
Trail-cutting dream on Maine’s Whitecap Mountain becomes a reality
For years, Jeff Marcoux stood on the true summit of Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford, gazing at Rumford Whitecap Mountain off in the distance. …
