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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

IFMGA Guide Mark Smiley is thinking way outside the box with his ultralight backcountry skiing tools.

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