State Of The Backcountry

It’s exciting when that first ski magazine gets delivered each year. It’s always too early, but it signifies an important change that’s about to come to all of our lives. I was thrilled to open the first Backcountry Magazine of ...

Dear Backcountry Community, It is with great concern that I contact you today in regards to an issue that impacts us all-local backcountry access. Over the past decade we have watched countless access points around the Tahoe backcountry be taken ...

In putting this piece together, one focussing on favorite photos, I’m reminded that the only thing I ever meant to do was ski. From inspiration gleaned in the mountains a path of passion has followed. In a given year, I now find myself ...

I LOVE Alaska. In my opinion, when it’s on, there’s no where else on planet earth that delivers such incredible skiing. But there’s more to the land of the midnight sun than the best skiing in the world. I’m currently processing another ...

The 2014-2015 ski season was memorable. From Canada to Kashmir, and Alaska to Greenland, it was a season of travel, growth, and exceptional exploration. In this piece for the Mountain Hardwear Ski Blog, I recount the 2013-2014 ski season. It’s ...

Last March, PNH welcomed  Warren Miller Ent. to Tour Camp. Of all the visitors we have had over the past several years, this crew was special, and I know I speak for all of the PNH family, including my Tour ...

A selection of my photos with words from Devon O’Neil about our adventure to ski the Mount of the Holy Cross Couloir in Colorado. What’s more exhilarating than summiting Eagle County’s iconic fourteener? Reaching, then skiing, the Cross Couloir.  Aside ...

A quick look back at a long season of ski travels with Honey Stinger: Hive athlete and ski guide, Brennan Lagasse, shares a recap from his adventurous 2014/15 ski season: As a backcountry skier and ski guide, mountain nutrition is ...