SKIING/SNOWBOARDING

The Freeride World Tour wrapped up at the end of March with the Xtreme, its finale, held in Verbier, Switzerland. Skiers and snowboarders competed in unforgiving conditions on the legendary Bec des Rosses face, a steep, technical, and exposed slope with ample opportunity for showmanship. Swiss rookie Maxime Chabloz and Kiwi Jess Hotter took home

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Pond skims are a rite of spring in ski areas across the country, but none have as rich a history as the Cushing Crossing at California’s Palisades Tahoe. After a two year Covid hiatus, it’s back and scheduled for April 17 this year. This is no scooped-out snow trench lined with plastic to encourage a

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One of snowboarding’s most driven individuals, Kelsey Boyer is a certified ripper; has a Pennsylvania-raised, pull-no-punches, whip-smart mentality; and is the founder of Save A Brain, a non-profit dedicated to to spreading awareness about TBI, concussion, and brain health, as well as providing resources for those dealing with concussions and TBI. This week, KBoy is

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New skis can be a blessing or a curse. Sometimes, brands unveil new skis that we get excited about, only to learn that those new skis will be replacing our tried-and-true favorites. Other times, we see a bevy of new skis hit the market that add to a brand’s existing lineup. That’s when we get

Watch the third and final stop of the Natural Selection Tour, the Yeti Natural Selection Alaska. This contest is the culmination of the 2022 NST, with eight men and four women vying for not only the win in AK, but the overall Tour championship. The show begins at 11am PST / 2pm EST here, via

On Wednesday, April 13th, the final stop of the 2022 NST, the Yeti Natural Selection Alaska, airs on Naturalselectiontour.com. Eight men and four women were at this stop, and in addition to vying for the win in AK, they are all in the running for the overall Tour title. in 2021, the Tour adapted to

Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. We didn’t need the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) to tell us that Markus Eder’s 10-minute freeskiing film,

Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. Raising a ski family is not for the faint of heart. It’s expensive, exhausting … and one of the most rewarding

Watch on Naturalselectiontour.com. Wednesday, April 13th at 11am PST the third and final stop of the 2022 Natural Selection Tour debuts “as live” on Naturalselectiontour.com. The Yeti Natural Selection Alaska will not only crown a winner of the third event, but also crown the men’s and women’s overall Tour champions from the field of eight

Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. As the clock ticks down to the first pass deadline for both Epic and Ikon on April 21, anyone who hasn’t

Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. It might not be why we ski—or for some, perhaps it is—but ending your day with good food and drinks and

With the third and final stop of the 2022 Natural Selection Tour just over the metaphorical next peak, Burton dropped a new team edit following their crew on their NST road to finals. Watch as Mikkel Bang, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Ben Ferg, and Mark McMorris navigate the steeps of Jackson Hole and Baldface Lodge on the

So, your little ripper has gone from pizza to the hockey stop. They can control their speed and make parallel turns. At this point, you may be wondering if it is time to introduce them to poles, and if so, how to go about it. There is no set age to introduce poles. Instead, ski