Advice and maintenance for ski touring skins. As all ski mountaineers well know, climbing skins are stuck to the bottom of the ski during an ascent, for they enable a smooth forward glide but impe any ...

Climbing skins can make or break your day in the backcountry, so it’s important that you have the best climbing skins to ...

View post: Editor’s Picks: The Best Ski Jackets for Women of 2026 When I first started backcountry skiing, I remember how frequently I ended up in a frozen panicked state each time I encountered steep ...

Ski mountaineering goes beyond traditional ski touring. It’s a demanding contest with the mountain, the weather and one’s own limits. Anyone who has ever climbed through fresh snow on skins knows the ...

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To most skiers, that 15 or 20 minutes on the chairlift provides the perfect chance to relax, grab a quick nap or chat up a stranger. But an increasing number of skiers looking for a workout are ...