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Nothing completely prepares a rookie for mushing a thousand miles across Alaska in the dead of winter. But when it comes together—thanks to your dogs, your friends, and your own hard work—it's magic.
The political dispute between Russia and Ukraine combined with weather to close down the Barneo ice camp
The experienced skier fell into a deep crevasse on Monday afternoon
From media appearances to World Cup championships, she manages it all—with a little help from her mom
This segment of 'The Swiss Knife' features Fredi Kalbermatten splitboarding the backcountry around his home zone in Switzerland
Big-mountain skier Greg Hill has committed to skiing 100 summits using only his electric vehicle to get there
'The Ride,' from filmmaker Erik Peterson, follows skijorer Ebbie Hanson on her winter circuit with her horse, Zeke
The massive waves of Nazaré, Portugal are famous for surfing—but one group of athletes has embraced a new way to engage with these waters
In the upcoming film 'Voices of Fear,' from Montage Productions, adventure athletes reflect on their own relationships with this emotion
The recent additions to the Epic Pass highlight, again, the massive consolidation occurring across the ski industry, which is driving up rents and turning mountain towns into company towns
‘My Girls’ features a group of four women on their annual ski weekend, celebrating a bond that formed in the mountains.
Photographer and filmmaker Jonathan Chapman spent time this winter chronicling a family of veteran mushers in Minnesota who have devoted their lives to the sport and their dogs
‘Troll Wall,’ from Salomon TV, documents Kilian Jornet’s first ski descent of the Fiva route in Norway’s Romsdalen Valley
Four zones have been ranked as extreme on the five-point scale
Here's where the pioneering skier sends it when she's not shredding the backcountry
Professional skiers Greg Hill and Chris Rubens fly, drive, and snowmobile to remote ski lines all over the globe.
Among other things, my 14 sled dogs will need 12,000 calories a day—bagged and cached along the race’s entire route—and 1,000 very adorable paw booties. This team is ready to roll.
‘White Dream’ profiles Thibaut Branquart leading up to the legendary dog-sledding event, the Femundlopet
Sensationalized forecasts from news anchors who appear to hate winter and have zero idea how to dress for it are keeping an increasingly inert population inside
According to a recent story in Bloomberg, celebrities and gallons of champagne are all in a day's work at Aspen. But for the rest of us, it’s not so glamorous.
Stop paying the shop for a simple task that you can do at home
The RIDE app takes aim at single occupancy cars headed up Little Cottonwood Canyon
She took home her fourth World Championships gold medal in slalom Saturday
‘A Tele Tale’ features a group of telemark skiers traveling to the powder havens of Japan, Utah, and Wyoming
‘Wallmapu’ follows skiers Piers Solomon and Rodrigo Guzman as they explore the sacred slopes of Chile.
‘Frozen Mind’ features big-mountain snowboarder Victor de Le Rue riding the epic terrain of Chamonix
‘Snowfarmers’ features a small ski hill called Plattekill in New York where snowmaking is the lifeblood of its success
According to skier McKenna Peterson, the snow spigot turned on over Montana last year, and many of her big-line objectives beckoned
‘Being Sherry McConkey’ profiles its namesake character in her pursuits as the founder of a nonprofit
We all know what the dogs do—they run—but the person driving the sled has to get ready for a brutal challenge, too. The labor required to manage and train a team is like CrossFit on ice.
The latest film from Patagonia and filmmaker Jordan Manley, ‘Treeline’ explores an integral part of the skiing landscape—trees
Mountain biker Pete Costain has a thirst for adventure. So it's only natural that his affinity for the outdoors was passed on to his kids.
And much of the sport’s innovation is thanks to Jeff Scott, a snowboarder turned pioneer of sit skiing
Two men died in one of the worst inbounds avalanches in decades. What happens now?
‘The Fire That Saved Sun Valley’ features a backcountry ski guide as he makes peace with a natural disaster
Cody Townsend announced that he’ll attempt to ski all the lines laid out in ‘Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America’
After decades of film skiing, he caught the ski mountaineering bug
In this installment of Salomon’s ‘Freeski Dream Trip,’ skier Michael Zaretzke travels to Georgia with Stan Rey and Josh Daiek.
A slide off Kachina Peak—steep, rowdy terrain at the New Mexico ski resort—buried two men on Thursday
Everything you need to know about the international big-mountain competition
From the Road West Traveled, ‘Abandoned’ highlights the diminishing amount of ski resorts in Colorado
‘Closer,’ from rider Antti Autti and director Iisakki Kennila, is an ode to endless freeride pow laps
Film to be based on the book about Doug Coombs written by Massachusetts author Rob Cocuzzo
This film from the BRASS Foundation provides some really helpful avalanche advice
Kelsey Malin and a friend were chasing powder at Colorado’s Monarch Mountain resort when a wrong turn sent them into the wild for 52 frigid hours
We asked. They told. In-the-know locals divulge their secret powder lines, après breweries, and hidden hot springs.
For those of us chasing powder, here's what the meteorologists say winter likely has in store
This is the trailer for 'Range of Mystery,' which features three snowboarders as they search for a legendary peak in the Himalayas.
Our favorite musher will be at the start line when the Last Great Race kicks off in Anchorage on March 2, 2019. In the first of a pre-race series of dispatches, she talks about the remote Alaskan lodge where she's training for the big event.
‘Higher Truths’ follows skiers Chris Rubens and Cody Townsend on a journey to ski Mount Colangma in the Himalayas
Jon Rockwood started his own production company to capture all the talent the ski industry has to offer
Everything you need to know about the biggest downhill skiing races of the season
‘Perks’ tracks Nikolai Schirmer and Flo Bastian as they ski the backcountry in British Columbia, Chamonix, and the Lyngen Alps.
From the filmmakers at Mad Trees, ‘We Heard You Need Gloves’ features a group of female shredders ripping up the terrain at Mount Baker.
Ski photographer Oskar Enander sees the world differently than most of us—in black and white.
Though he can’t enjoy an après beer yet, Kai Jones may be the most stylish skier on the slopes of Jackson Hole, Wyoming
In this film, ‘The Wild Crow,’ ski guide Beau Fredlund reflects on his relationship with the small town of Cooke City, Montana.
Icelantic Skis, a boutique company in Colorado, wasn't profitable a few years ago. Then Annelise Loevlie became the CEO, and things changed.
The corporations buying up resorts are making the slopes crowded. But they're also throwing the sport a lifeline.
In this short video from Teton Gravity Research, skier Hadley Hammer explores the best place to escape the pull of connectivity
It's not all throwing bombs and having the mountain to yourself—but those are big perks
Your pup loves powder days, too. Here's how to make sure your backcountry adventure goes smoothly.
Skiers Christina Lustenberger and Dane Tudor hunt for fresh stashes of powder along the banks of the mighty Columbia River.
'The Abbey' follows a group of skiers seeking amazing turns on the slopes of Engelberg, Switzerland.
Downhill skier Victor Muffat-Jeandet races drone pilot Jordan Temkin and his machine on the slopes of Snowbird, Utah
Have you ever thought, ‘Mom, how could you say that?’ well, this film is littered with those moments.
Whether she’s mentoring the next generation of female street riders or shredding urban handrails, Kimura always keeps it real.
Skiers Kalen Thorien and Stan Rey poll their Instagram following for recommendations on an international ski trip.
Skiers Christina Lustenberger and Dane Tudor search the headwaters of the Columbia river for some of the world’s most sought-after snow.
This season of 'Westward,' from KGB Productions, features local entrepreneurs and avid skiers in Tahoe.
Hoji, from Matchstick Productions, chronicles the Alberta native’s rise within the skiing community.
Nelson and Morrison are the first to successfully ski 7,000 vertical feet from the summit of Nepal’s Lhotse, one of the most prized high-altitude lines in the world
Salomon has done it again with their upcoming season of ski films.
From the filmmakers at Teton Gravity Research, ‘Far Out’ will feature epic footage from its extensive list of creditworthy skiers.
Skiing apparel company Norrona sent three of its ambassadors to ski in the Lyngen Alps of Norway.
If successful, Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison would become the first people to ski the fourth-highest mountain in the world on a route that's eluded mountaineers for decades
Thousands of people flock to the Alps each year to ski tour high-elevation routes, spending comfortable nights in a string of huts that serve wine and hot meals. In the spring of 2018, a group of experienced skiers and their guide were trapped in a storm overnight on an exposed saddle. By morning, nearly all were dead or dying.
Ode to Muir follows snowboarders Elena Hight and Jeremy Jones on a 40-mile human powered expedition through California’s High Sierra.