Skiing and snowboarding in the backcountry have their challenges, but for many fans, the benefits outweigh the risks.

There's no denying the winter in Colorado has been unseasonably warm. The impact is affecting all kinds of winter activities, ...

Once the realm of dedicated ski bums, backcountry skiing grew alongside ticket prices and lift lines, with popularity exploding in the pandemic.

Since the avalanche, California local officials have questioned the company's decision to allow guides and skiers to proceed ...

A 28-year-old Bend man who was a beloved member of the backcountry skiing community died in an avalanche in British Columbia, the Central Oregon Avalanche Center confirmed on Thursday. The […] ...

The President’s Day weekend excursion, including a group of moms, wives and close friends who shared a passion for skiing the untracked powder of the hushed, untamed wilderness of California’s Sierra ...

A discussion on how turn-earning at ski areas presents a unique setting, and a complicated psychological landscape, for the human-powered skier.

The Sacramento Bee spoke to avalanche experts, skiers and guides about what went wrong near Castle Peak, and what skiers can learn.

SAPPORO -- There have been a series of accidents in Hokkaido involving foreign tourists engaging in "backcountry skiing" -- or skiing off-piste or on ･･･ ...