State Of The Backcountry

It’s the first day of winter and snow has been steadily falling across the American West for weeks. In the Sierra, the northern portion of the range just weathered its wettest fall in 30 years. You’d think that would translate ...

Some Antarctica stoke from our November trip with SF Gate. Enjoy! If you ask most skiers and riders about their dreams to ski abroad you’ll likely hear mentions of Whistler-Blackcomb, Canada, Chamonix, France, and perhaps a summer snow excursion to ...

Hello Skiers and Riders! December is here and that means it’s time for another season of State of the Backcountry! In the spirit of years past, this season will be more of the same, sharing real-time condition reports and stoke ...

Japan: January 25th- February 5th and February 6th- February 17th 2017 A Japanese barrel I remember fondly thanks to the photo skills of Zach Paley. Ski deep powder, eat delicious food, soak in an onsen, repeat. The Adventure Project is offering ...

Happy to share some early season Mt. Shasta stoke with the San Francisco Chronicle: California has been loving all the recent rain storms, and at select locales early season snow has collected enough for some skiers and riders to have ...

A piece by Snowbrains about the Alaskan Tour Camp I co-guide each winter with Points North Heli-Adventures. Have you ever dreamed of making a first descent? Have you ever wanted to ski or snowboard a zone never tracked by others before? With ...