When does next year begin? Alex Lee offers 7 ways to link snow years including hydrological cycles, winter tire changeover, the rule of ablation and more.

Backcountry telemark skiing appears to be on life support, but that doesn’t mean it’s dead. Here are some things that could resurrect it to its former ski touring glory.

Is this winter forecast to be as deep as last? We call upon squirrels’ tails, the venerated Farmer’s Almanac, and the meteorologists at NOAA.

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.

Desert season is the dessert of summer: the treat of crisp cool days and campfires among the falling leaves. A time to squeeze the last few sweet drops of warmth out of the year. A fragile fort to hide out from old man winter for a few more weeks.

Discovery of Japan Niseko, Hokkaido for powder skiing, early publication by Paul Parker and Yvon Chouinard no doubt started the current frenzy.

Landscapes shift when free of snow. Features morph: become larger and smaller, more or less ominous. A ravine we call a death trap is flooded with delicate purple petals.

Forget Japanuary. Pro skiers make the case for skiing close to home.

The antidote for a thwarted Alaska Range expedition? Volcano corn skiing, of course.

Ski touring the Snowy Range, Medicine Bow Mountains in Wyoming is a quest for the beauty of the high plains, few people, lot’s of sky.