Backcountry Skiing Articles

Part art form and part science, waxing a pair of skis often feels shrouded in mystery. Con...

Whether you just signed up for your first avalanche course or are looking to take your sno...

With the increasing number of backcountry skis available, selecting the best one for the t...

In the thick of it. It is always hard to imagine skiing in the depths of summer...

Please don’t snow!... yet. Come October, many skiers understandably get excited for win...

It’s May and you know what that means, time to keep skiing! Here in the Wasatch, most folk...

For most of us, we can’t always be in the mountains. Things like work, errands, and famili...

The dreaded glop. Sometimes it’s a slow onset of sluggishness while other times your skinn...

Now is not a good time to be wondering if your edges will grip. Come for the Po...

At Skimo Co, our staff obsesses over gear. And while shiny news skis are great, what reall...

Sampling the goods in Chamonix. Photo by Sean O'Brien Truth be told, it wa...

Eight-year-old Victor explores Mt. Rainier on skis, thanks to the Dynafit Youngstar Se...

Dear first season ski tourers, welcome to the backcountry! Let us guess, you s...

People often associate lightweight ski mountaineering gear with superhuman athletes wearin...

Ski touring involves many hazards - including, but not limited to - avalanches, tree wells...

If you have had your ear to the ground in the running world over the past two or three yea...

"Let’s go to the Sierras and ski the Mendenhall Couloir and Bloody Couloir!” “Quick tr...

We’ve decided to let you in on a little secret. A secret known only to skimo racers, parap...

You know an activity is catching on when the Wall Street Journal writes about it. Especial...

Short Version: They are equivalent. Long Version: Keep reading. The person or person...