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Spring skiing is like the calm after the storm - days get longer, snow becomes softer and the air becomes warmer. There's no rush to find fresh powder or frozen toes in ski boots. Après doesn't have a beginning or end. Most resorts close early in April and end up skipping some of the best snow...
Vail Resorts announced that it will be purchasing an additional four resorts to add to their Epic regime.
Vail is planning to acquire Triple Peaks, LLC which is the parent company of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort in...
So what/where/who are the Henry Mountains?
The Henry Mountains are the last mapped mountains of the lower 48. The area is located in the middle of Utah's vast deserts, around five hours south of Salt Lake City and two hours west of Moab. Very few people make the pilgrimage out to explore them -...
Alta is known for steep terrain full of playful features - but in order to access the best runs skiers must navigate their way through bumpy traverses, meticulous side-steps and long boot-packs. The lifts are a bit inconveniently located, but it’s part of what makes Alta, Alta. Not everyone can...
This winter has been an interesting one for the ski world. The Olympics created an insane amount of hype for a sport that's generally hidden from the mainstream crowds. Maybe more than ever before, FIS is facing a huge amount of criticism for their World Cup competitions - from course layouts...
Emile Bergeron is one of a rare breed of skiers who can do it all. Hailing from Québec he's proven to be successful in competitions, filming epic urban segments and is beginning to make waves in the backcountry as well. Yet despite his achievements as a skier, Emile is still underrated and has...
Little Cottonwood Canyon is home to the legendary Chad's Gap - a 120 foot booter hidden away in the Wasatch mountains. This year Utah's winter has gotten off to a rocky start, but the recent storm last weekend brought in over a foot of fresh snow. This covered up the majority of the dirt landing...
Fieberbrunn Austria - the location of the fourth stop on the Freeride World Tour 2018. The visibility fluctuated throughout the cloudy day, which caused a couple of delays. However, the snow conditions on the mountain were spectacular. The skill level of skiing has never been higher, in part...
The third stop of the Freeride World Tour took place in Vallnord-Arcalís Andorra in a perfect bluebird powder conditions. While it's been a bit of a rocky start for the FWT this year between the canceled Hakuba stop, injured athletes and unfortunate avalanche fatality, the level of competition...
The North American Pass War has been building this past winter - the latest move comes from the empire of Vail Resorts. In part due to direct competition from the new Ikon Pass (Alterra), Vail's already announced the addition of Telluride and Hakuba to the ever-expanding Epic Pass this year...
The Lake Tahoe region recently got pelted with the storm of the season - in the last 24 hours some areas received over 36 inches of snow, bringing the seven day total to nearly eight feet. The Sierra Avalanche Center reported that the storm has created considerable avalanche conditions for...
Noah Albaladejo announced today that he has joined the Armada skis Team. It's a match made in heaven as he has already made a name for himself for being at the forefront of style and progression, fitting in perfectly alongside the other team members. Noah will be joining an insanely stacked...
The powder panic is painfully high in Utah this winter. In an uncommon start to the season, every mountain opened in December with completely man-made snow. With far and few storms in-between, any new snow causes a frantic rush of traffic into the canyon.
To the delight of winter enthusiasts...
The third stop of the Freeride World Tour is coming up this week at Vallnord-Arcalís Andorra. The competition weather window will be from March 1st to 7th and live streaming will be announced on their social media outlets and available on the FWT website.
In the past, Andorra has proven itself...
Cover photo by Jaiden Brickson
The slopestyle judges have a challenging task at the PyeongChang Olympics - the athletes have reached an insane level and competition runs are often difficult to differentiate between. The little things matter significantly. Small tweaks in spins, grabs and...
Cover photo by Orrin Bryers
There's a steady production line of talented skiers coming out New Zealand. The Wells brothers were the first to shine but there are now so many more talents, including the Bilous boys, Hamish McDougall and more. Jossi will be much missed at these Olympics, but the...
Given the depth of talent coming out of the country, it seems crazy that Joona Kangas is the only male slopestyle skier who will be representing Finland in the 2018 Olympics. He is best known for banger Keeshlife edits and epic SLVSH games, but not necessarily as a competition skier. Because of...
The restaged Hakuba event in Canada did not disappoint. The morning sky was a gray and blurry mess, but Kicking Horse Mountain proved to be a beautiful bluebird venue high above the inversion. The mountain was doin’ it’s magical sparkle thing again and the commentators were cheery - “It’s a...
The second Freeride World Tour stop in Golden, British Columbia finally went off on February 5th. A huge snowstorm threw off the start date, which created some nervous chatter that the stop would be canceled like in Hakuba. On Monday, the clouds parted ways, giving the mountain a mystical glow...
This winter I decided to make the move to Utah. In my mind the Wasatch range was a whimsical land full of fluffy powder, endless storm cycles and legendary terrain. Well...not so much this year. It's January yet the high keeps reaching 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Storms are scarcely seen in the...