Backcountry skiing out of the French Ridge Hut, near Wanaka, New Zealand.

Snow is starting to fall in the Alpine – Thomas Grandi, a ski guide based at the Talus Lodge in BC, eyes a changing landscape in the East Kootenays.

A backcountry skiing yurt trip to Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains, a.k.a. Little Switzerland, turns into a search for crust-free snow.

Hut trips are a great way to get kids into the mountains. Cindy Hirschfield recalls hut trips with her own family and offers tips for getting started.

A ski touring yurt trip to Jalpak Tash, Kyrgystan gives way to remote backcountry powder skiing and close brushes with Kyrgyz culture post-solviet rule.

North American ski huts are prolific and amazingly diverse, check out this opinion writing about how wonderful they are for backcountry recreation and snow sports.