SKIING/SNOWBOARDING

March 13, 2022 is A Day for Jake and the entire family of Burton Snowboards is encouraging everyone to get outside, whether at your favorite mountain or in your backyard, and have fun. A Day for Jake celebrates the life and legacy of Burton founder, Jake Burton Carpenter, who was so instrumental in this standing

It was America’s first destination ski resort, and it’s just one of those places where the magic of the sport comes to life. Part of it is that Sun Valley is just remote enough to be consistently uncrowded. The other lure of the place is its combination of the authentic ski town of Ketchum and

Cheyne Brooking is one of my favorite people I have ever met, but we’ve really never hung out. We crossed paths years ago at High Cascade, where her whip-smart sarcasm made me think she was from the East Coast, but she actually grew up in Mammoth Lakes, California. Over the years, I’ve become friends with

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. The paper ski-trail map may soon be a relic of the past. According to a report in The New York Times, resorts across North America are doing away with physical pocket maps and

Meet John Leslie, a snowboarder from British Columbia who competed in the Paralympics in 2014 and 2018. Since then, John has continued to pursue his passion in the mountains, splitboarding, lapping, and inspiring others through his passion and drive. Most recently, John is helping the next generation get on board through his non-profit, Loving Winter.

Keep the in-season video series running! Ep. 3 from Over Yonder above!  Update from Brandon, Finder and Crew: “Before we knew what we were doing for EP3 we were in touch with Garrett warnick trying to figure out a way to crew up to film backcountry. He was up in BC at the end of feb

In 2016, it looked like Vermont’s fabled Northeast Kingdom—remote and picturesque, but chronically impoverished—was finally catching the economic break it needed. A remarkable transformation was underway at its two ski areas, Jay Peak and Burke Mountain, where owners were taking unprecedented advantage of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program created by Congress to incentivize job growth in

Pay attention closely to the Possy’s latest video offering, Twinkle. Notice the technical prowess of Casey Pflipsen and Alexis Roland. The unbridled style of Eli Lamm. The sounds of Hyland Hills (starting at 1:14) that transport you to Minneapolis. Just imagine, this is just what they’ve been up to for fun in between filming in

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. Ukraine’s only medalist at the 2022 Winter Olympics has been living in a parking garage in Kyiv with his wife and child to avoid the Russian bombardment. In February, Oleksandr Abramenko,

Young and cocky freeriders or backcountry newbies—that’s who’s most likely to get caught in an avalanche, right? Maybe not. Avalanche victims are trending older—the median age in the 2020-2021 season increased to 44—and experts are scratching their heads as to why. Older and wiser may not be the key to staying alive in avalanche terrain

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. Fischer is doubling down in the all-mountain ski category. For 2022-’23, the heritage racing brand born and bred in the Austrian Alps is scrapping its existing all-mountain Ranger line and

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. Ski racing is a game of precision. After three days of picture-perfect downhill and super-G racing at the site of the 1994 Olympics in Kvitfjell, Norway, that concept was on

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. Escalating tensions in Olympic Village and threats by athletes from other nations to drop out of the Games is what prompted the International Paralympic Committee to reverse its Wednesday decision

It’s not even 5:30 in the morning as I load into a snowcat at Whiteface Mountain. The coffee has just started to kick in; the rock and roll on the radio acts like a second alarm. I ride in the dark to the ski patrol shack on top of Little Whiteface, a 2,400-foot ascent. Uphill

At the heart of Midwest snowboarding culture is the tow rope. Not having grown up in this bastion of board world, I can only speak to the rope’s importance as an onlooker, though the gravity of how it shapes snowboarding is clear, no matter where you’re from, thanks to the talent that emanates from the

America’s top downhill skier has a message for critics of the U.S. alpine ski program: trust the process. Go Deeper: Yes, The Olympics Are About Winning. They’re Also About Failing and Not Giving Up Breezy Johnson, who missed the 2022 Olympics after suffering a knee injury in January, wrote a column for Ski Racing arguing that the U.S. alpine