Research suggests burned forests lose snow sooner. But burns also open up new terrain for easier exploration and wide open turns for backcountry skiers. A quick look at this yin and yang of skiing in the new West.

Prakash Sherpa and Benedikt Böhm sped up and down Himlung Himal, a 7,126m (23,380 ft.) mountain in sub-10-hours. This is the final expedition dispatch.

Prakash Sherpa and Benedikt Böhm took advantage of a weather window over the weekend, sped up Himlung Himal, and skied down for a sub-ten-hour round trip.

This third dispatch from the 7000m Himalayan Speed Project finds Prakash Sherpa and Bene moving up the mountain from basecamp and towards Camp 2 for an acclimatization push.

Dispatch 2: Prakash Sherpa and Benedikt Böhm arrive at basecamp as they continue their 7000m Himalayan Speed Project on Himlung Himal.

New in August speaks to the hotness all around us: refuge closures on the flanks of Mont Blanc and efforts By Slovenia’s Elan to go green.