Hot topics that backcountry pros and recreationalists need consider when venturing into the backcountry via ski, snowboard, splitboard, snowmobile, or snow bike.
Through early season snows, mid-winter powder days, and spring corn, your skins have been your trusted companions. But by their nature, they take the brunt of use on the skintrack as you rack up vert and transitions. Here are a few tips to keep them clean and happy.
BCA ambassador Greg Hope is all about communication in the backcountry. Hope’s desire to facilitate better communication between groups was fueled by an incident when he and a friend were descending the Grandfather Couloir in the San Juan Mountains.
Beyond the classic implements for avalanche safety, Alaska heli-ski guide, AIARE instructor, and Squaw avalanche mitigation specialist Lel Tone is clear about the importance of one of the more mental aspects of safety management: humility.
Trent Meisenheimer gives readers advice for first getting into backcountry riding as well as why taking things conservatively in the backcountry is the way to go.
We caught up with Sarah Carpenter to learn more about her communication methods and what tools she uses to make sure everyone’s opinion on skintrack-based safety is heard.