Learn the Backcountry Safety Skills They Didn’t Teach You in Avy 1
This course, taught by AMGA guide Mike Hattrup, assumes you already have some familiarity with basic avalanche awareness.
Mike Hattrup
Mike Hattrup
Improve Your Ski Touring Technique With These Expert Tips
Your stance on skis, the length of your stride, and even your gaze direction all contribute to your ski touring technique, affecting the amount of energy you use.
Why Every Backcountry Skier Should Have A List of Go-To Routes
Most skiers decide on their route first, then check the avy conditions. Here's why that's backwards.
Backcountry Basics: Everything They Didn’t Teach You In Avy I
In this exclusive course for Outside+ members, legendary skier Mike Hattrup guides you through the critical stuff so you can be a smarter and safer backcountry skier.
How a Generation of Skiers Was Robbed of Rollerblading—And What Brought it Back
For 35 years, skiing has had a convoluted kinship with inline skating. That's changing now.
Pros Reveal the Most Unexpected and Trusted Gear in their Backcountry Packs
Beacon, shovel, probe, plumber's putty? Here's what the pros consider essential gear for backcountry missions.
Backcountry 101: Who's Responsible?
Experts talk the industry’s role in avalanche safety.
Greg Stump’s Career Was a Rebellion Against the Status Quo of Ski Films
Legend of Aahhh’s aims to cement a seminal filmmaker’s legacy
Stuff We Like: Legend of Aahhh's
Greg Stump’s new film makes you laugh and cry tracing the arc of ski movies.