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Polar explorer Eric Larsen unlocks his storage secrets
California’s Boreal Mountain Resort experiments with a new snow machine that works even when it’s 90 degrees out. It won't help ski resorts fight global warming, but the tech's cool regardless.
Snowboarding ditches the bindings to find its surfy roots on capable, powerful, beautiful boards
Surfers, hikers, skiers, and just about everyone else in the West will continue to feel the effects of the Pacific weather event this year
Did El Niño deliver? Or was it just hype? Pro skier Chris Benchetler set out to answer that question for the West with his new GoPro-only video series
Move is the latest installment of The Big Picture, a series from Sean Logan that follows pro skiers Chris Logan, Parker White, and a few friends as they head out into the backcountry in search of powder. The crew found some spectacular spots over…
Snowboarder Christian "Hitsch" Haller sets a new world record for highest snowboard air on a hip.
Experts are training the vicious wild animals to sniff out avalanche victims—without mauling them to death
Yellowstone National Park is auctioning off most of its old 'cats. So we reached out to Orion Anthony of Northern Lights Optic to find out what it's like to own one of these beauties.
Meet the man revolutionizing how we save snow from season to season—climate change be damned
The Iditarod is one of the most grueling races in the world, covering 1,000 miles of Alaskan backcountry, and the dogs that run it train harder than almost any athlete
Plug in your headphones and get ready to binge. These podcasts give ‘Serial’ a run for its money.
He's the speediest skier on earth. Just how fast can he go?
Whether you’re refueling after a dawn patrol or heading out for a day of on the snow, here’s where to dig into some of the best breakfasts in the mountains
Stock your physical and digital library with these must-read and must-see works that capture the fun, danger, and beauty of the cold.
Here’s your cheat sheet for stoking the furnace during winter workouts
The 5 products from the Denver trade show that we can’t wait to test this season
For two days, freeskiers and snowboarders will replace baseball players in this iconic stadium as part of a new big-air event.
The ultimate packing list for going out of bounds
Training through the coldest, darkest, snowiest days of the year tests the depth of your motivation and commitment. It's time to revise your winter program.
Forget the treadmill. Here’s the gear you need to run outside all winter long.
The high-altitude, lung-busting challenge imported from Europe has become one of the hottest winter sports in North America. Why? Because this pursuit proves that premeditated suffering can be highly addictive.
Outside editors pick their favorite winter gear from this winter season
People coming back to life after being frozen stiff. Frogs that cryopreserve for winter and then reanimate. The emerging frontier of extreme cold is offering revolutionary new insights and therapies for everything from deadly exposure to peak athletic performance.
The five products we’re most excited about this year
When the temperature drops, hardcore hockey players around the world leave behind climate-controlled rinks and return to the frozen ponds where the sport was born.
Community-led recreation holds the secret to building sustainable local resorts
Pro big-mountain extreme skier Lexi DuPont has a 500-square-foot geodesic dome—complete with wooden shingles, a cow skull, and riverside hot springs.
Action-oriented alternatives to get you through the winter
Every skier has their list: the snowy places they’d like to go, the lines they plan on riding, the mountains they hope to climb. Well, here’s ours, and it’s chock full of some of life’s grandest adventures and simplest joys.
Unlimited access for big-tired bikes
A lightweight snow tool for building bigger, gnarlier jumps
These four rose to the top at our Crested Butte, Colorado test
Four snowshoes to help you rise above the powder, summit fast, and blaze snowy trails
How Whistler Blackcomb plans to save its disappearing glacier—along with a huge slice of business—with snowmaking technology
Perpetually foggy goggles are one of the few things that can ruin a precious powder day. Thankfully, two companies agree and are working to produce the world’s first anti-fog technology.
Owners instructed to return their beacons to company’s headquarters for repair
Cycling, skiing, and bobsledding have hinted they’re testing out mixed-gender events—but they’re not the head-to-head matchups we’re thinking of.
Defining moments in sled-dog cinema, from slapstick schlock to Japanese realism.
In case you haven't noticed, fat biking is fun. Outdoor writers Peter Koch and Jeremy Berger certainly didn't need convincing, but they accepted an invitation from the team at SRAM—bicycle component gurus—to get a taste of the culture during the Global Fat Biking Summit this January. Armed with Beargrease and Bucksaw rides, the group cruised through some of Jackson, Wyoming's best terrain as photographer Adrian Marcoux followed along. We caught up with the group to figure out just how much fun some big tires and hard-packed snow can be.
Having lived on the cusp of stardom for the past decade, freekier Cody Townsend finally broke through with an epic couloir line in Alaska—but the 15-second clip that made him famous was the product of decades of hard work
Dallas Seavey is the latest in an esteemed bloodline of Iditarod champs. Since 2012, he's won the race twice and set records as the race's youngest and fastest. This year's goal? Out-mush dad.
The World Ski Championships, which run until February 15, will host more than 600 athletes representing 70 nations and thousands of spectators. Read: It's gonna be a party.
It sounds like something Keith Urban and Hootie would perform if they got together to form a Goo Goo Dolls tribute band. And it's nothing like what you'd expect to hear in a Colorado mountain town.
One of the toughest, most waterproof gloves on the market.
The coolest, most high-tech solution to goggle fog we've seen
Waterproof skins that don't gain weight on the ascent
A hundred cameras, a big crew, and a brand new live-streaming technology made this year's games more fun than ever.
The sport has long been the cardio cousin to carving lines alpine style. But, people are finally beginning to realize that it’s actually a lot of fun! Especially if you hit up one of the trails listed here.
Lightweight and bomber, these are the shoe-boots you want when the singletrack gets muddy.
Eliminate goggle fog with such a simple fix? Genius.
The sport has reached critical mass, which means there are more trails than ever across the U.S. curated specifically for those extra wide tires.
Banish post-slope stink with these four killer products.
5 of the most popular brands designed for playing in the mountains in a head-to-head test
Even though New Year’s Eve is behind us, you can still use skiing as an excuse to crack open a cold one, either at the local bar or in the parking lot
From that time Lance Armstrong showed us how to fix a flat tire to an investigation into USA Swimming’s sex abuse scandal, we look back at the stories that defined the year.
Island Lake Lodge has moved way past its ski-bum beginnings, but the snow will still make you want to quit your day job.
Once an eccentric trend, fat biking is here to stay.
Passes have never been cheaper. But will the deep discounts destroy your local hill?
Travel website Hopper has got snagging airfare deals down to a science.
Unleash your inner Norse god while driving one of these scenic winter routes.
Get comfy, and look good doing it.
The pro skier and mountaineering badass shares her favorite winter destination and gear.