Maren Horjus

Forget CrossFit. Forget hot yoga, Soulcycle, Soloflex, and your Body Pump class. There is no better short-duration, full-body workout than postholing. With a pack on. While snowshoeing. Uphill.

If you’re after the perfect balance between speed and savoring the sights, sounds, and Christmas-tree smells of the winter world, then go straight for the middle way with cross-country skiing.

Slice across a white tapestry of untouched snow via backcountry skiing and experience the mountains’ grandeur in a new way.

Cross two high-elevation passes and camp at a lake right out of the Dolomites on this weekend trip in the Indian Peaks.

No matter how great a trail chef you are, if your kitchen is a sty, meal-time will be a drag. Do it up right, though, and you can turn any patch of ground into a five-star establishment.

Traverse lush rainforests and high glacial cirques on bridges, ropes, and ladders on this new path in British Columbia.

Say bye to the days of "I know it's in here somewhere." Because less mess in your gear closet means more hiking.

Explore Badlands National Park's trailless interior on a backpacking trip along Spring Draw Creek.

We tried dozens of pair to bring you our top 3 new sunglasses for hikers, plus lenses that could actually lift your mood.

Find easy-access powder stashes on this beginner-friendly backcountry ski trip to the Nokhu Hut.

The coolest camping gadgets and accessories hitting the market later this year.

Our scout rounds up next year's best new ski boots at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. Hint: they're lighter and stronger than ever.

Investigate the triggers of a recent Wasatch slide by studying a snow pit with the Utah Avalanche Center.

What happens when you put four of the world's most talented skiers in lightsuits and deposit them on Alaskan spines at night? Now we know. Stoke = high.

Learn three different positions for answering nature's call in the backcountry.

Colorado's Mt. of the Holy Cross gets our nod as the best 14,000-foot peak.