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Yes, we are all sick of zombies movies and yes, producers are still creating then. Surprisingly, adding German Nazi officers and a snowy setting in Dead Snow impressed people at the Sundance Film Festival last winter.

Intrawest has a new helmet policy. Starting this season, riders at Whistler Blackcomb, Mont Tremblant, Copper, Winter Park, and others will be encouraged to wear helmets.

The North Face is suing a University of Missouri freshman over his upstart clothing line.

There’s an old saying that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. But we can’t help it. Because if you’re a skier, you depend on music. Lean on it. Whether it’s in the morning on the way to the hill, skiing to it, or seeing a live show when you’re done, music is inextricably linked to our lives. Here are seven essential albums from seven different skiers.

Sturdy new Lock Jaw combines pole and probe functions

"CS" shells, now available in more models, are a quick fix for problem feet

One binding that suits both new-school and traditional applications

Forget aiming for 100 ski days a year. With snowfall this early in the season, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado’s most dedicated can get 200-plus days.

In three short years, Sweetgrass Productions has grown from a crew of college kids with cameras into an award-winning film company. After spending a whole season filming in Hokkaido, Japan, the Sweetgrass crew has hit the road—and will be touring across the country this fall.

A collection of still images from Swedish photographer Oskar Enander, who is opening a gallery in both Portland, Oregon, and Engelberg, Switzerland, this fall.

Talk about a worldly: A Swedish photographer who lives in Switzerland is opening a gallery exhibition in Oregon with photos from Alaska. It's happening on October 15. If you can't make it to Portland, a new website will be showcasing his images.

Boots: Buckle, Unbuckle, Carry your ski boots, Adjust, and Bottle Opener/Corkscrew

Huge Selection, Low Prices, and Great Service

One tool that does it all: binding adjustment, buckle tool, carries your ski boots, and even opens a beer bottle.

Celebrate our 25th Anniversary

Bachelor Gulch, Beaver Creek* Vail

Aspen, CO

Steamboat & Brekenridge, CO Home rental

Snowbasin and Powder Mountain Ski areas

Beaver Creek’s Finest Condominiums and Private Homes

Turns out, just lifting and running all fall won't get you entirely ready for ski season. You need to stretch to improve strength and flexibility. Pro skier Forrest Coots shows you how.

Check out the gallery for images on how to correctly complete the stretching exercises that are part of pro skier, Forrest Coots' training regiment.

It's about time someone brewed beer specifically for skiers. We make a visit to Colorado's Upslope Brewery.

Telemark skier Josh Madsen has always been in front of the camera. But now, the Salt Lake City-based skier is getting behind the lens. The tour for his new movie starts next week.

A battle over the voice of Warren Miller brings the case to the courts.

An annual gathering of athletes, filmmakers, and ski industry personalities in Aspen, Colorado.

Pro big-mountain skier Cody Townsend won't tell you where this 2,000-foot couloir is located.

Socci, Chamonix, Squaw Valley, Verbier. Not a bad list of places to travel. If you're competing on the Freeride World Tour, that's exactly we're you'll be headed in 2010.

Drop into Jackson Hole's Corbet's Couloir.

Name the resort pictured and win Axio Max & Mini Watches!

Rent a luxury home or catered chalet in Steamboat or Breckenridge.

The ski season has officially started (well, kind of)

Huge Selection, Low Prices, and Great Service

How dropping Skiing a letter can get you free stuff and save our sport.

Condos, homes, and great amenities in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Austria’s Londoner Pub: Where World Cup downhillers go to unwind. Daron Rahlves gives us his take on the legendary post-race party.

You Can Get There From Here

Gannett, a world champion freeskier, launched the Global Cooling Tour when she sustained a career-ending injury. She also works on former V.P. Al Gore’s Climate Project. That's why we're starting our list of High-Country Heroes with her.

The premiere of Teton Gravity Research's new movie Re:Session is this Saturday in Jackson, Wyoming. Sammy Carlson will be there. Will you?

Locals are invited to help glade a new run honoring the ebullient ski bum.

When it first debuted, Rottefella's New Telemark Norm boot and binding system wasn't quite perfect. Now, it's getting pretty darn close.

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It’s the secret of southern California: Less than 50 miles from downtown Los Angeles sits legitimate, steep, big-mountain skiing. It should be busy. Only Mount Waterman got on the wrong side of the Forest Service, took the life of one of its owners, changed hands, and locked out the public. Can a former surf bum rescue it?

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Catch big air with a soft landing at Windham Mountain

The small screen is revolutionizing the way skiers chase snow, ride lifts and even share their adventures. But is this something to tweet about?

He has difficulty crossing the street and sometimes he accidentally walks into walls. He nearly took himself out on his own barbecue. But Kevin Alderton, who has just four percent vision, owns the world record for blind speed skiing.

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Best meat-infused cocktail, shortest lift lines, cheapest digs, and more. The rest of the awards from our 2010 Resort Awards.

Including advice from Seth Morrison, Chris Davenport, and Alaskan heli-ski guide Kirsten Kremer, we offer up a crucial list of facts and tips you need to know before you head out of bounds.

Fifty-four people died in avalanches in the U.S. and Canada last season. But backcountry skiing doesn’t have to be dangerous. It begins with education, decent ski skills, and humility. Beyond that, the more you go, the more you’ll learn.

This icebreaker, executed properly, can lead to a season full of ski dates—or at least a reason to clean the hot tub.

Ranked No. 11 overall by readers in our 2010 Resort Guide

We've tallied the results from our reader survey. And thrown in a few of our favorites. Drum roll please...Announcing the winners of this year's resort awards: the best park, powder, steeps, backcountry access, trees, parties and more.

A spectacular six-bedroom, six-bath private home overlooking downtown Aspen.

Don't bring your nice shoes.

Mind blowing features for the tall-t set.

The champagne is so crisp you won’t even care about the pain the morning after.

Beaver Creek’s Finest Condominiums and Private Homes.

The heavens really open up in Utah. These neighboring resorts at the end of Little Cottonwood Canyon typically get more than 600 inches a year.

Perfecting your avalanche rescue skills before you head into the backcountry can mean the difference between life and death.

Don't let the quaint New England charm fool you. Stowe can be one of the toughest mountains in the country.

With the exception of Whistler Blackcomb, no other resort comes close to matching Jackson for easy access to back- and sidecountry lines.

Like the Olympics it’s about to host, Whistler Blackcomb is big, hyped, and full of underage Asian women on drugs.

Not that you needed an excuse to go ride. But it turns out, mountain biking counts as ski conditioning too. Jeremy Benson tells us why and suggests a few good trails to check out.

Lodging at Snowbasin and Powder Mountain ski areas.

Supporting your ski town, one beer at a time.

The Whistler ski photographer debuts his first gallery exhibit.

Get in shape for ski season using Forrest Coots' dryland program. These photos will help show you how.

Put down the beer. Summer is over, and it’s time to get serious about shaping up for ski season. A little hard work now will keep you strong and healthy all winter long. Big-mountain skier Forrest Coots shows you his dryland training.

This New Zealand competition includes a big-mountain comp, a freestyle comp, and a Chinese downhill. Winner Ted Davenport tells us it was "like a badass skiing dream."

Non-sissy sunscreen. Because cancer sucks.

A new 1,700-mile bike ride raises money and awareness for skiers Shane McConkey, Billy Poole, and Riley Poor.

Consider where you ski most, factor in your ability, and pick the category that suits you best. Use the category descriptions below to examine the ski-width ranges and averages within each category of skis we review.

One skier’s lawsuit sidelines search-and-rescue teams in BC.

Announcing the winners of the first annual Skiing Magazine awards for outstanding achievement in the field of excellence in film.

Finally, an air bag for jibbers.

Griffin Post, competing at the Freeskiing World Tour stop in La Parva, Chile, says the venue is good to go.

How to Properly Spend $1,100 in Idaho.

A debate over guides causes a rift in the BC heli- and cat-skiing community.