Adventure

Writer Evelyn Spence's first impressions of Mongolian skiing.

With twenty-four inches in 24 hours at Eldora Mountain Resort, we sure as hell weren't going into the office.

Because skiing is what you make of it.

Getting deep in the East.

Highlights, new records, and a tribute to Sarah Burke.

The first ever winter concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre went down last night. It was epic.

On love, risk, and back flips.

For a week in January, Aspen becomes the center of the jibtastic universe when the Winter X Games comes to town. With 80,000 spectators (heavy on the park rats), dozens of free events, and parties—i.e. free booze—galore, Aspen is going to go off. Here’s your insider’s guide to the 2011 Winter X Games.

The snow has arrived at Snowbird. Easy to get to and easy to love, Snowbird is just 29 miles or 40 minutes from the Salt Lake City International Airport. Powder hounds can fly in the morning and ski in the afternoon.

Sure, you could post schwagy GoPro edits to the intertubes, or you could take a little time, shine up your editing skills, and revel in Vimeo glory. Here's how to get started.

Why Sarah was so awesome. From the archives of Warren Miller Entertainment.

Skiing loses an icon.

On Friday, January 27, Atmosphere, Minneapolis’s legendary hip-hop group, will headline Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre during the ski industry trade show. We called Atmosphere’s frontman Slug to chat about the concert’s lineup, headphone music, and the great equalizer.

Sure, you could hack it in any ski town for a winter, but if you’re thinking about sticking it out you’re going to want more than just access to lifts. It takes a fine balance to make a perfect ski town: equal parts culture and deep snow. Fernie, BC, is one of the places we think we could settle down for a while

Another Wyoming ski edit from KGB Productions

The Deep Winter Photo Challenge sent teams of athletes and photographers to Whistler Blackcomb to create the best slideshow in three days. O'Neill took home top honors.

Peterson and Collinson top the podium in Revelstoke at the first stop of the newly combined Freeskiing and Freeride World Tour.

Canadian skier and X Games gold Medalist Sarah Burke is in a coma after crashing in the Park City, Utah, halfpipe.

Common and Atmosphere are playing during the ski industry trade show.

How to ski America's hat.

Can eating like our ancestors lead to stronger skiing?

Some big mountain skiers, well known and otherwise, to keep your eye on this season.

Shralping on gunpowder right about now? Here's how to prep your skis for that.

Ringing in the new year with ridiculous ski goals.

KGB finds wildlife and big cliff lines when the rope drops on Yellowstone National Park

Got three days to burn in one of ski country’s meccas? Here’s how to do it right.

An extremely soulful book review.

It’s a simple existence in Sun Valley, Idaho. Ski, party, repeat. But combine a demanding mountain with celebrity sightings and seemingly bottomless schooners of beer, and spending time at America’s most storied ski resort is anything but easy. Here’s a guide to doing it right.

Over the course of 12 months we come across a lot of stunning images, but some of them stand out above the others. These are the best things we've seen all year.

With the installation of the Polar Peak chair this fall, Fernie Alpine Resort opens up new cliff- and chute-studded terrain in a zone that, until now, saw only occasional action as bootpack-accessed spring skiing.

Pow porn from the snowiest place in Colorado.

Beer will never die, but classic booze are experiencing a revival. Especially in mountain towns.

What we do to make it work.

On skiing the Grand Teton, yodeling, and spirituality.

Our all time favorite ski movies, from "Yearbook" to "The Blizzard of Ahhhs."

Read the rules carefully.

Kevin Rolland and Tom Wallisch won pipe and slope at this weekend's Dew Tour stop at Breckenridge.

Every once in a while, we stumble across a brilliant amalgamation of composition, scenery, and athletic achievement—otherwise known as an action sports photograph. Check back every week for more eye candy that will make you itch to get outside.

Living in a ski bum’s Utopia.

Jordan Manley's look at skiing the isolated fjords of Baffin Island is well worth 16 minutes.

U.S. athletes Brita Sigourney and Wing Tai Barrymore took home first at Copper Mountain, Colorado.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cold and flu season peaks in either January or February, which happens to coincide with the best skiing. To avoid missing out on a powder day, here are three tips to start implementing now.

The footage that didn't make the film

Bode Miller won the Downhill and Ted Ligety came in second in GS at Beaver Creek.

Bringing new meaning to urban skiing.

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Electronic beacon testing checkpoints installed at backcountry gates in the Jackson area.

Find some ideas on the following pages, then clear the hell out.

Holden Village, a remote village in mountainous north-central Washington, could be home to the most spectacular backcountry skiing in the Lower 48.

Does an Afghan valley hide the world's best backcountry?

Two years ago we set out on a mission to scout the vast and mostly unskied terrain of our home state, Wyoming. Towns and mountains where more people own an elk rifle than a pair of skis. Following countless broken bones, close calls and getting lost we returned home with a story.

A hut trip night time activity. Because you were going to get bored with cribbage.

Coming soon!

The KGB crew goes in search of new terrain and after a day of scouting are rewarded with an amazing pillow zone and all time epic snow conditions

It’s snowing in the East and the Northwest, plus, a bunch of resorts are opening for the season. Give thanks.

Every year KGB Productions shoots literally hundreds of hours of footage. And although they pour their heart and soul into every shot, in reality only 3 percent of it makes the final cut. The remaining 97 percent ends up on the Cutting Room Floor.

No skier's life list is complete without a hut trip or two. Here's how to do it right.

It's powing the in PNW right now. Let's hope it gets this good.

With a little help from gravity, one Midwesterner leaves skiing’s cultural baggage behind.

No one works harder to get strong for skiing than the freeskiing athletes who are looking to prove themselves at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Halfpipe master Jen Hudak and the U.S. Freeskiing team coaches put together this six-move workout that'll beat you into ski shape.

Early season skiing usually means making do without much snow. To remedy that, a handful of resorts are putting on Thanksgiving rail jams. Here is where you can win poultry—and potentially other prizes—for your park skills.

On 50-degree slopes, bone grafting, and Down syndrome.

Given his range of self-imposed, epic, and improbable accomplishment, Ogle can only be considered a virtuoso of modern alpine exploration. Or the luckiest man alive.

Goldfish, powder, and fresh herbs in the Republic of Georgia. Sometimes, the best ski trips are the worst ski trips.

We showed up this morning to a plethora of cool videos. Check 'em out.

Thinking about your next ski vacation? Consider the Oslo region of Norway, where you can spend your mornings knee-deep in Norwegian powder – and your afternoons filled with fine dining, culture, and museum hopping.

Spend your mornings knee-deep in Norwegian powder—and your afternoons filled with fine dining, culture, and museum hopping.

Kestone rolled out the white carpet with top-to-bottom skiing and 25 features in their park.

Got the early season itch? Here's where you can shred, and which resorts are opening soon.

Professional skier Jamie Pierre died in an avalanche on Sunday. Known for his record-breaking cliff drops and fervent approach to skiing, faith, and life, he'll be greatly missed.

We stopped by Breck's opening day. A serious crowd was on hand to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

While Lindsey Vonn visited the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy last week, a brave 16-year old boldly asked her a question. She said yes.

Jen's Swiss ball trifecta strengthens your core and hamstrings, which help prevent ACL injuries.

This exercise complex develops strength and balance in the posterior chain (glutes, low-back, hamstrings). Development and strengthening of the posterior chain, particularly the hamstrings, is very important for preventing ACL injuries, a common injury among freeskiers.

Serious mountain stoke from the silver screen.

Josh Dueck was paralyzed in a ski accident in 2004. Now, he's sending big backcountry cliffs in his sit-ski with zero self-doubt or self-pity. This is his story.

A few visual reminders of why we do what we do: Endless PNW pow turns, Frenchies in tight pants, and big backcountry lines.

What's your dream ski trip? Griffin Post, Drew Stoecklein, Todd Ligare, and Lars Chickering-Ayers attempt to ski and raft from a river's source to the sea in Alaska's Brooks Range.

This exercise develops explosive power in the hips, glutes, and legs. A quick, explosive jump is the ultimate expression of lower-body power. These weighted jumps demand a forceful triple extension of the hips, knees, and ankles, and are a great teaching progression for anyone interested in Olympic lifting (clean, jerk, snatch) or anyone wishing to train a traditional Clean or explosive exercise with minimal equipment.

This week's exercise, weighted dumbell jumps, helps strengthen your legs and build your explosivity.