Jesse Albanese

Get to know the winter safety gear you need in your pack.

Get into the spirit of the season with this hour-long campfire video from Backpacker.

We headed to Alberta to try out the year's greatest gear—and got in an all-time ski trip along the way.

Ease into pistol squats with this smart variation and build up core strength with a hanging exercise.

Dial in your carry system with these tips from BACKPACKER's gear editor.

You can't get delivery on the trail, so do the next best thing and make it yourself. Learn to make a personal pizza on your camp stove with Senior Digital Editor Adam Roy

Gear Editor Eli Bernstein takes us through what to look for when shopping for a pack.

Keep your down jacket clean with a little bit of knowledge.

Zipper not closing? Replace the slider the easy way with a little instruction from Ronald Simonds of Boulder Mountain Repair.

Fix rips and tears yourself with a little help from Boulder Mountain Repair owner Ronald Simonds.

Skiing backcountry? Learn what to pack for your next tour with our backcountry skiing expert.

Backpacker's ski tech expert talks backcountry-skiing, skin-cutting technique.

Our ski tech expert is here to give you the breakdown of tech binding technologies and their functions.

BACKPACKER staffers try their hand at surviving like North America's greatest predator.