Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The backcountry looms large in the imagination of skiers everywhere. It’s beautiful, fearsome, and the last best place to score ...

They might not admit it, but there’s no denying that skiers were way gnarlier back in the ’70s and ’80s, especially when it came to pioneering lines far beyond the reaches of ski resorts. Since skiing ...

In 2002, POWDER stared down an age-old debate topic: localism and gatekeeping, particularly in backcountry ski areas. Two writers in the Dueling Banjos section duked it out. One fought for the right ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The group of 15 backcountry skiers, including four guides, was on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides to Castle Peak during the deadliest avalanche in the ...

Now I know exactly why I am here. This is Jackson Hole. This is the mecca of ‘steep and deep’ skiing in North America, ...

How dangerous is extreme backcountry skiing — and when does the pursuit of adventure cross into unnecessary risk? Those questions are at the center of a deadly avalanche in the Sierra Nevada that left ...

While the resort remains closed for skiing, skiers can hop aboard the tram and head out of bounds.