Whether you’re a novice backcountry skier or an experienced splitboarder, one thing is the same: You need a ski backpack to carry your gear. Ski backpacks are an essential item in the backcountry ...

Which ski backpack is best? Backpacks are a skier’s best friend. Lugging around heavy equipment like boots, skis and a helmet can be pretty cumbersome. Therefore, having a quality backpack capable of ...

Your backpack is your command center in the mountains, and in winter conditions, it ensures operations run smoothly. The best backcountry skiing packs are roomy enough to fit all of your essentials ...

Unless you have massive pockets in your jacket and pants and don’t mind loading them up with pounds of gear, you need a pack to go backcountry skiing. Just the basic avalanche safety equipment, snacks ...

Backcountry ski packs aren’t just useful pieces of gear; they’re essential. Skiers and boarders venturing into the backcountry need to carry an avalanche shovel and probe and have quick access to them ...

Backpacks are backpacks, right? You might feel differently the next time you try strapping a pair of skis to your summer pack. Winter sports, in particular, demand season-specific features, from ...

Skiing or snowboarding, if you are riding lifts this winter, there is anew better way to carry essential extras. However you get your outdoor thrills and exercise, skiing, biking or hiking, summer or ...

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Aspen Highlands ski patroller Mike Spayd has a little bit of everything in his bag for when he gets out on the hill. There are a variety of situations patrollers come across on any given day on the ...