Cold Trails, Hot Drinks: The Best Insulated Bottles for Backcountry Skiers
From hot cocoa to hot soup to hot toddies, carry a little warmth with you using these 5 winter-ready vessels.
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How to Snack Outside in the Winter Without Breaking a Tooth
Go further, ride better, and have more fun by using science to optimize your cold-weather fueling strategy.
How to Take Your Dog Backcountry Skiing
Plus: the best winter kit for your canine.
Want to Explore the Wilderness in Winter? Ski It.
Why go high? Because going down is so much fun.
The 15 Best Backcountry Ski Zones for Beginners
Take it easy in these 15 accessible, mellow areas for some of the best backcountry skiing in the Lower 48.
10 Must-Have Items in Our Ski Touring Kit
From eye protection to bibs to energy chews, we reach for these products again and again.
Live Like a Local This Winter in Estes Park
Find adventure-and solitude-in this quintessential Rocky Mountain hideaway.
The BACKPACKER Backcountry Skiing Kit
Get in a perfect day tour with this 11-piece editor-tested setup
Backcountry Skiing 101: Plan a Tour on CalTopo
Learn how to find a great backcountry skiing zone and create a custom map with this guide to CalTopo.
How to Buy and Use Backcountry Skiing Gear
Slice across a white tapestry of untouched snow via backcountry skiing and experience the mountains’ grandeur in a new way.
Labor of Love: British Columbia's Mallard Mountain Lodge
The McManus family built British Columbia's Mallard Mountain Lodge from the ground up, and our editors were among the first to visit.