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If you love fresh tracks, earning your turns, riding in helicopters, avalanche education and backcountry goodness then enjoy our curated content made for you.

The Den Daddy, Jesus and the Cowboy – a tale of...

Ten days ago I clicked my heels together three times and went down a rabbit hole into a world of high mountain peaks, powder...

How to tell if your backcountry guide might kill you (or...

Nothing inspires a backcountry ski trip like historic early-season snowfall after two years of pandemic resort closures. It’s enough to make us call in...

First all female heli ski guide team at CMH in Canada...

CMH Heli Skiing are the founding commercial heli skiing operation that started a global industry in Canada back in 1965.  And for that, we...

A first timer’s guide to skiing Australia’s big mountain Feathertop

If you've skied or snowboarded at Hotham in Victoria then you will have laid your eyes upon the almighty Feathertop mountain in the Alpine...

Europe’s best ski resorts for off-piste and backcountry skiing

Europe is brimming with ski resorts like nowhere else on earth. Mountains throughout France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy (and beyond) have for centuries been crossed...

Meanwhile in the Victorian backcountry this happened

Get ready to go green (with envy) as a crew of five hit the backcountry of Victoria. Maer Snowboard ambassadors Matt and Mitch with...

5 Things to do on a Powder Day at Whistler Blackcomb

There is nothing worse than powder panic and when it snows over a meter plus in one week, there is sure to be a...

Is this gnarly line a first ski descent in Australia’s backcountry?

You'd be forgiven for thinking this image, and the line skied by Hugh Newall yesterday, is from the steeps of North America or the...

Aurora launch skiing in Antarctica

Aurora Expeditions, the leaders in polar adventures, is expanding its portfolio of Antarctic activities for the 2017/18 season with the introduction of Ski Touring...

The ski trip of a lifetime in Nepal could be yours

The crew at Trek Climb Ski are heading to Mera Peak in Nepal this October to experience the best mountain panorama in the world...

Black Diamond release three part avalanche safety video series

Black Diamond athlete, Mike Barney, has been a ski guide for almost 20 years and spends nine months of the year guiding in the...

Missing Australian skiers in Nozawa found alive and well

The four Australian skiers missing at Nozawa Onsen overnight have reportedly been found according to a Facebook post from Nozawa Onsen moments ago. The mother...

The Aussie steep skiing film that impressed a jaded snow world

Making a film takes time. Making a ski film takes even more. The idea for even a short ski film may take years from...

World first heli ski wellness retreat

New Zealand's luxury Aro-Ha Wellness Retreat on the shores of Lake Wakatipu in Glenorchy just upped the heli ski ante this southern winter by...

Ski glamping. It’s a thing.

Chalet life or tent life? Nat Segal reveals the benefits of snow glamping in the Chugach of Alaska. Camping in the snow isn’t for everyone....

Australian Ski Patrol Association release backcountry safety short film

With more and more skiers and boarders heading into the backcountry of Australia, the Australian Ski Areas Association has together with the Australian Ski...

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