This month's giveaway is for a North Face FUTURELIGHT Freethinker Jacket. This is The North Face's latest and greatest jacket featuring their new FUTURELIGHT waterproof/breathable...

The Agent Series are new to FACTION for the 2019-2020 season - the lineup includes a 1.0, 1.0X, 2.0, and 2.0X. Like other FACTION skis, the 1.0 and 2.0 correspond to the dimensions underfoot and...

Have the right nutrition for a full day in the backcountry can take months, maybe years of trial and error. Whether you're eating pure coconut oil and keeping the ol' HR below aerobic...

It's always fun to keep track of the highly-productive and fun-seeking Nikolai Schirmer. He has shot and skied across the globe. This short video finds him and his buds in Tromso, Norway,...

What counts most for serious skiers is powder and lots of it, followed closely by lack of competition for said powder. Next on the list would be a decent vertical with heaps of terrain which...

I saw this clip being shared on Facebook today and couldn't pass up sharing at again here. It's one thing to crash while skiing, we've all had some pretty great yard sales but it's...

A unique film festival focused on the feminine side of backcountry skiing and splitboarding happening at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson, BC on December 6th 2019.  Raffle, prizes and...

While most of you may think that Mons Royale is the new kid on the block when it comes to merino base layers, you’d only be half wrong. They’ve been creating performance merino...

Single-Use plastics are enemy number one these days and for good reason, we humans dispose of 300 million tonnes of plastic each year. Most of this is used just once and then simply thrown away...

Book and stay 7 nights at Eldorado Cabin. Ski the South Chilcotins, and reminisce at days end in the well equipped cabin or wood fired sauna. High season availability February 21st to...

Opening days at more than a few North American resorts are just around the corner; wax your skis and buy those new goggles now! This year Colorado takes the cake, with Keystone already open...

Carbon Drive 2.0 optimizes the Zero G’s flex and torsional rigidity which means better stability and edge grip and ultimately control. The Zero G skis have a long contact with the snow...

There are two types of people in the backcountry skiing world. People who will ski in Rogers Pass this winter and people who wish they were skiing Rogers Pass this winter.   If you...

The Phantom is an iteration of the original Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisper jacket which we reviewed several years ago. At the time of its design the ‘lightest full-featured hooded down...

I just noticed that Cody Townsend's The Fifty videologue is continuing this year as well. Good news! Cody has a great self-deprecating, humble approach to adventure that is welcome in...