What’s Up With That Wild Avalanche Video Everyone’s Watching? We Asked an Expert.

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In the days leading up to an avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado experienced just a small amount of snow. What went wrong? One expert told us it was a combination of factors that led to the slide.

Yellowstone Winter

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Guided cross-country skiing from a cozy base camp offers rare wilderness immersion

What It Really Takes to Guide Rich People Through High-Stakes Terrain

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Keeping ultra-wealthy clients safe in serious avalanche terrain isn’t always easy. A longtime helicopter ski guide shares what it’s really like.

Jim Morrison is first to ski down Everest’s Hornbein Couloir

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On October 15 American mountaineer Jim Morrison, 50, became the first person to ski the North Face of Mount Everest (29,032 feet) via its most challenging and elusive line, a linkup of the Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs. At 12:45 p.m.local…

How a buoy near Hawaii has helped skiers chase powder days for two decades

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The Powder Buoy’s activity in the Pacific Ocean can indicate a forthcoming snowstorm with two weeks advance notice. Just enough time to – cough, cough – plan to catch a cold and call into wor…

I Survived Downhill Skiing’s Rowdiest Party

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Extreme Skier Greg Hill Goes Deep on Risk and Adrenaline in His New Book

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Everest’s Hornbein Couloir Is the Greatest Line Never Skied

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Terror and Triumph In Little Cottonwood Canyon

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Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. First, there was my plan. Little Cottonwood Canyon, above Salt Lake City, Utah, is home to (in my opinion) the two greatest powder ski resorts in the world, Alta and Snowbird.

What You Learn During Seven Hours on a Ski Lift

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Why do we keep skiing, despite the crowds, the cost, and the unpredictable conditions? Spend an entire day on a chairlift and you’ll find out.

What the heck is the Sonoran Avalanche Center?

If you live in a Western ski town, maybe you’ve seen it: A Fiat 500 Abarth, emblazoned with the words “Sonoran Avalanche Center,” which the Tucson-based “for-profit” takes to ski areas across the West to ironically tout the joys of skiing without a snowpack.

Cody Townsend Sheds His Ego

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Outside's long reads email newsletter features our strongest writing, most ambitious reporting, and award-winning storytelling about the outdoors. Sign up today. Cody Townsend shared his story with producer Paddy O’Connell for an episode of The Daily Rally podcast.

Where #Vanlife Meets #Skibum

When you spend the night in a ski area parking lot during a snowstorm, there’s a point in the early morning hours when the soundscape inside the van shifts. The quiet huff of snow and wind is broken by the distant thunder of avalanche bombs, and the beep and scrape of snowplows.

This Canadian Ski Area Doesn’t Make Snow—It Farms It

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At ski areas each morning, skiers and snowboarders eager for first tracks head out early to find pristine runs covered in smooth, glittering snow. The conditions may appear effortless, but the trails are actually the result of hours of hard work and planning behind the scenes.

Why Did One of the World’s Best Skiers Quit? Well, the Boat Had Something to Do With It

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