Skiing and snowboarding in the backcountry have their challenges, but for many fans, the benefits outweigh the risks.

Planning a ski trip can be an involved process, depending on how far you're hoping to go and what kind of skiing you're looking to do. Adding backcountry skiing into that equation adds a whole other ...

The group of 15 backcountry skiers headed out on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides into pristine wilderness near Frog Lake in California's Sierra Nevada as a powerful winter ...

The President’s Day weekend excursion, including a group of moms, wives and close friends who shared a passion for skiing the untracked powder of the hushed, untamed wilderness of California’s Sierra ...

Haines is considered "the dream stop" among skiers and snowboarders around the world. The backcountry ski and snowboard community has long dubbed Haines “the Dream Stop” for the rugged terrain and ...

PEOPLE spoke to avalanche educator Richard Bothwell about the deadly Feb. 17 incident and how skiers tend to prepare for a ...

There's no denying the winter in Colorado has been unseasonably warm. The impact is affecting all kinds of winter activities, ...

Once the realm of dedicated ski bums, backcountry skiing grew alongside ticket prices and lift lines, with popularity exploding in the pandemic.

There are few responsibilities we wouldn’t totally blow off for a hut trip. Getting fully off the grid at a cabin in the woods, skiing until the sun goes down and making snow cone margaritas might be ...

There's a lot to be said about saving weight when it comes to backcountry skiing–carrying less mass up the hill means you have energy left over when it comes time to pointing those skis back down. We ...

Local authorities and resorts in Japan's winter destinations are struggling to prevent a surge of stranded foreign backcountr ...