Meet Your King and Queen: 2023 Corbet’s Couloir Freeride Winners Announced! Meet the winners and bask in the glory of the 2023 Kings and Queens of Corbet’s competition. Written by Will Brendza February 15, 2023
Norrøna Lyngen Flex1 Pants Review: Softshell Pants (or Bibs) Built for the Skin Track In the Lyngen pants, Norrøna found the sweet spot between maximum snow protection and breathability for high-output days in the backcountry. Written by Bergen Tjossem January 31, 2023
How to Heli-Ski in British Columbia: One Day, 5 Runs, Tens of Thousands of Vertical British Columbia is renowned for some of the best big-mountain skiing in the world — here’s what I learned on a single-day heli-ski trip there. Written by Shauna Farnell January 19, 2023
Zeal Optics Hangfire Goggle Review: Putting Air Traffic Control Tower Tech Into Ski Goggles The Hangfire from Zeal Optics combines all of Zeal’s best features and technologies in one classic-looking pair of snow goggles. Written by Will Brendza January 18, 2023
Showa Temres 282-02 Review: A $25 Winter Glove Big Brands Don’t Want You to Know About Winter activities demand gloves with warmth, waterproofness, and dexterity. Showa did it — again — at a fraction of the cost of all other brands Written by Bergen Tjossem January 18, 2023
The Faction Collective Goes to Mt. Hood to Get Sendy in 4K The Faction Collective is at it again. This time, at Mt. Hood, where it built some gigantic booters and spent a few days getting sendy. Written by Will Brendza January 13, 2023
How TGR Pro Skiers Stay Safe on Backcountry Video Shoots: The IPRW TGR celebrates its annual Safety Week, training the athletes in all the medical and rescue skills they need to stay safe in the backcountry. Written by Will Brendza January 12, 2023
Cody Townsend and Nick McNutt Try Skiing in ‘One of the Worst Places on the Planet’ Cody Townsend and Nick McNutt go to Combatant Couloir in B.C. to ski one of the 50 classic descents. And the conditions aren’t great. Written by Will Brendza January 11, 2023
Kai Jones, Tim Durtschi, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa Talk Mentorship and Backcountry Safety Three of the biggest skiers with TGR discuss avalanche safety as they venture into the backcountry on a tour that gets cut short. Written by Will Brendza January 11, 2023
Kästle TX103 Review: A Great, ‘No-Nonsense’ Ski for Rough Conditions The Kästle TX103 is the brand’s lightweight lineup heavyweight ski — a backcountry tool for low-quality (and all other) conditions. Written by Bergen Tjossem January 10, 2023
Michael C Wirth’s Brush With Death, Skiing Castle Peak Video: ‘Most People Would’ve Died’ Adventures can go sideways in an instant. Like when Michael Wirth skied Castle Peak, then had to hike out in the dark without any food. Written by Will Brendza January 10, 2023
Behold: The Raddest Biffs and Ski Crashes From Matchstick’s ‘Anywhere From Here’ What’s the difference between showing off and trying to show off? When you’re showing off, you stick the landing. No ski crashes. Written by Will Brendza January 09, 2023
Terracea Moonbeam 3L Bib Review: Brand’s First Technical Bibs, Great Skiwear All Around The East Coast brand is trying technical ski apparel. And if the Moonbeam bib is any indication, Terracea will soon have a lot more fans. Written by Mary Murphy January 06, 2023
The Safeback SBX Avalanche Survival System: A New Way to Survive GearJunkie got its hands on the Safeback SBX avalanche survival system to take a close first look at the disruptive new technology. Written by Will Brendza January 06, 2023
Mammut Raises the Backcountry Ski Hype in ‘Make our own rules. No chairlift required.’ Mammut raises some hype for backcountry ski touring, with a short ski video about siblings getting out where there are no lifts and no rules. Written by Will Brendza January 05, 2023
Griffin Post and Michelle Parker Shred the Big Stuff With Points North Heli In a stunning segment from the TGR film ‘Magic Hour,’ Griffin Post and Michelle Parker get a taste of how big Alaska’s mountains really are. Written by Will Brendza January 04, 2023
Arc’teryx Welcomes the Multi-Talented, Big Sender, Chris Benchetler to Its Team Beginning the new year with new talent, Chris Benchetler joins Arc’teryx — and things are about to get colorful. Written by Rebecca Ross January 04, 2023
Remembering McConkey: Over a Decade Later, and the World Still Misses Saucer Boy Shane McConkey left a bigger mark on skiing than any other athlete has to date — this video reflects the icon and his legacy. Written by Will Brendza January 04, 2023
Black Crows Ora Xpore Ski Jacket Review: High-Performing Steaze, Eco-Friendly Material The 2023 Ora Xpore ski shell hit the Black Crows lineup with a new eco-friendly material, in a jacket that brings performance and style in… Written by Will Brendza January 04, 2023
Nikolai Schirmer Navigates Massive, Dangerous Glacier for the ‘Hardest Earned Coffee’ Ever How determined would you be to ride the Grand Capucin southeast couloir without coffee, like Nikolai Schirmer and his buddies? Written by Rebecca Ross January 03, 2023
Follow Sam Cohen and Lucas Wachs Shredding Fairy Meadow, BC, in ‘Fairly Mellow’ What do you do when you’re out filming a ski movie and can’t find good snow? As Lucas Wachs says, you just keep ‘whispering to… Written by Mary Murphy January 03, 2023
Skating Safely on Natural Alpine Ice: A Tutorial by Alpine Ice Freestyle What’s better than alpine skating on an ice-covered body of water high in the mountains? Staying safe while doing it. Written by Rebecca Ross January 03, 2023
Tune In to ‘Plaisir FM,’ the Coolest Radio Show This Side of Ski Films If a radio station could play rad ski edits, you best believe we’d all be tuning in — just like the folks in K2’s ‘Plaisir… Written by Will Brendza December 30, 2022
Weazy Davis Chucks a Double-Flat Spin Off a Gnarly 70-Footer in ‘Anywhere From Here’ Weazy Davis pulled out all the stops and sent a huge double-flat spin off of a 70-foot cliff — without planning it. Written by Will Brendza December 30, 2022
Tecnica Cochise 105 Women’s Ski Boots Review: A Touring and Downhill Wonder The Tecnica Cochise women’s boots got an upgraded fit, a new walk mode mechanism, and more options for flex — including a 115 stiffness. Written by Mary Murphy December 30, 2022
Skiing Epic Lines Off Mont Blanc: ‘Topside’ Goes to ‘Chamonix Slackcountry’ Nikolai Schirmer goes to the French and Italian border in episode 2 of ‘Topside’ where, ‘the Chamonix slackcountry is everything but slack.’ Written by Mary Murphy December 29, 2022
A Perfect Winter Day: Alpine Ice Skating in the Middle of Nowhere, Germany Alpine ice skater Patrick Brunold steps onto a solid lake, skating to prove that you don’t have to travel far to have a good time. Written by Rebecca Ross December 28, 2022
100% Norg Goggle Review: Dialed, Sharp Lenses That Live Up to a Lot of Hype 100% took its time-tested lens design and eyewear engineering knowledge and applied it to create the Norg snow goggles. Written by Will Brendza December 22, 2022
Flylow Fae Insulated Pant Review: Change Your Sport, Not Your Pants Looking for a do-all insulated and durable pant for winter? Check out our review of the Flylow Fae insulated snow pant. Written by Mary Murphy December 21, 2022
Rivian Adds Snow Mode to Help With Winter Driving Just in time for winter, Rivian is adding snow mode to the R1T and R1S, along with app control of the heated seats and wheel. Written by Evan Williams December 20, 2022
