backcountry

Summer has started and the itch for snow hit me hard! Reminiscing about last season and going through trip pictures. This was from a March trip to the Wendy Thomson hut. Big system rolled through a few days before, had time to settle for a few days, and we were the first ones in after! Spent three days with an untouched...

The photo is of Mt. Neva from the top of Jasper peak. Great day with perfect snow.

What are your favorite spots to go in New England?

If there is one thing that never changes about the outdoors it is that nature is trying to kill you. Back country snow sports put you right in the middle of a dynamic natural environment making safety training and constant decision making crucial to your safety....

Since things are pretty small right now, I am going to make a few posts introducing the sport of back country skiing. Remember the first step before going into the back country is to take an in person avalanche course (see the side bar). All the titles will start with "Back country skiing 101" so they can be found easily. As...

I created this community to be an alternative to the back country skiing and snowboarding subreddit /r/backcountry. However, I realize that the name "backcountry" is broader than that....

We all have those times when we are terrified in the moment but it makes a great story later....

Nearly a perfect day climbing Dead Dog Couloir and skiing down the Grays-Torreys saddle. We bailed on skiing the west facing couloir as the snow was starting to soften, but the north west slope was perfect.

I just wanted to make a post with a quick thank you to @Pat12 who moderates /c/skiing for helping out with moderating this community. @Rudd made a good point that each community should have enough moderators that spam won’t sit around....