Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of articles compiled by the Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame that will take a closer look at some of the artifacts and stories contained in ...

It’s finally March, and that means the meat of backcountry touring season is nearly here. To get prepared, local AT skiers and splitboarders are taking over the Summit Daily sports section in print ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of a weeklong series about alpine touring and splitboard travel in Colorado. For more, including gear reviews, route suggestions and backcountry videos, see the ...

Splitboarding flips the resort experience on its head: Rather than riding chairlifts, you climb uphill then descend untouched backcountry terrain. It’s equal parts challenge and reward. Choosing the ...

In an average season, Alex Gelb gets about 85 days on the slopes. Not bad for a mountain town local — but only five of those days are spent jostling through lift lines at a ski resort. The other 80 ...

MINTURN – Weston Backcountry has taken home another slew of awards heading into the new season. The local manufacturer of snowboards and splitboards has earned the Backcountry Magazine Editor’s Choice ...

Last winter, after wearing a pair of poorly insulated boots to do a “skimo” (or ski mountaineering) course in my hometown of Crested Butte, Colorado, in 10 degrees Fahrenheit, I came down with a case ...

As I hit the exposed summit ridge of Mount Fox, an 11,240-foot peak in Montana’s Beartooth range, there was simply no escaping the arctic wind. But the final 10-minute push to the top was the price I ...