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 mission for a specific line can constitute backcountry skiing. But ...

If you’re only ever going to use it skiing in the resort, there’s no need for a 40-liter backcountry overnight pack. Vice ...

The BCA Float E2 Airbag backcountry ski backpacks bring electric airbags to a new level of durability, functionality, and ...

Backcountry skis, also called touring skis, aren’t designed for a convenient lift ride to the top of the mountain. They instead balance lightweight materials for walking uphill with jam-packed ...

Ski mountaineering is effectively the most extreme version of backcountry ski touring that involves skills beyond the basics of ski touring to travel through terrain. Picture this: you're headed ...

I tend to ski most of the season with a 30-liter airbag pack (ski touring and skiing resort-access backcountry), but switch to lighter-weight and slightly larger ski mountaineering pack when ...

Do check back for Part Two as we overnight in a Swiss mountain hut, reach peaks & summits while getting deeper, much deeper, into the backcountry… Chamonix is one of the world’s premier off piste ...