Spring means more opportunities to bike-to-ski/ride. Here’s a primer from @cascadeconnections on securing your skis/splitboard to a bike frame.

Especially on multi-day trips, but on single day outings as well, it’s valuable to think of yourself as the “opportunistic raccoon in a dumpster,” carrying an array of snacks and foods that are sure to keep you interested in eating even after a few days on the go.

1+1=2. I’m pretty certain it holds for the old and “new” math. Here’s the rationale and the dice rolling, and math for our ski traverse shelter.

Ski crampons—maybe your best friend when skinning in firm conditions. But sometimes for steeper ascents, a mod is in order. Chris Dickson has an easy, cheap, and effective means of increasing ski crampon penetration with heel risers engaged.

Sam Hennessey gets granular with the gear. He details the ski alpinism hard and soft goods to make the most of the Alaska Range.

Time to spring forward with some ideas and resources for safer and more efficient backcountry travel: think sharp pointy things and crevasse management.

As members of the world’s most socially sensitive species, it’s time we embrace a high degree of emotional intelligence when backcountry skiing.

As winter marches onward, spring ski mountaineering objectives dance in our dreams: Techniques and considerations for ski mountaineering on glaciers.

With emergencies in mind, WildSnow suggests stashing some essential layers in your backcountry ski pack to prevent a bad situation from getting worse.

The aggressive push for shovel, beacon, probe as mandatory safety gear is clear. Chris Van Tilburg asks if it is time for airbags to be added to that list.