Off Piste in Norway: A Dangerous Thrill

Skiing in Europe can be a pretty commercial affair. A lot of the resorts look identical and have become watered down. The slopes are crowded and the powder is not as fresh as it once was.  Going back country is...
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Kill Your Boredom

From Canadian brand Voleurz comes this epic trailer for their upcoming feature length film pitting snowboarders against their mortal enemy, the skiers.

After Work Ski Touring

After Work Ski Touring, Kvaloya Island, Troms, Norway Photograph by Kjetil Magne Samuelsen    In the northern part of Norway we're blessed with changing light conditions throughout the year. Now ...

Rime in the Old Shoot

Rime in the Old Shoot, Mt. Hood, Oregon Photograph by Katie Paulson    After a last minute decision to climb Mt. Hood, my partner and I found ourselves skiing down at dusk as the sun set over l...

Windy Skiing

Windy Skiing, Aravis Range, Haute Savoie, France Photograph by Bastien Dupuy Starting from La Clusaz ski resort, it is easy to move in neighbouring hanging valleys to have great steep runs in ...
Skiing Apex Mountain, British Columbia

Snowy Stillness

Snowy Stillness, Apex Mountain, Interior British Columbia, Canada Photograph by Jessie Rhodes During a day of backcountry skiing with my dad and husband, I paused to think about how incredibly...

The Passing Lane

Photograph by Erik Mauer    Several backcountry skiers pass a crevasse on Blackcomb Glacier. Located above and to the east of Whistler, Blackcomb Peak forms the boundary between Garibaldi Provincia...

Backcountry Ski Touring

Photograph by Kjetil M. Samuelsen With the polar night just a few weeks away, the sun barely breaks the horizon and creates a beautiful glowing canvas. Paint it with the first ski turns of the season, ...

Powdery Descent

Photograph by Bastien Dupuy This shot was photographed after a great 4 days skiing tour, during the descent of an amazing couloir in the Austrian alps....

Alpine Observations

To the un-initiated, the French Alps may seem somewhat of a circus. With the super rich of Chamonix to climbers on a budget camping wherever seems flat, the ski resorts such as Val d’Isere and Tignes seething w...