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Skiing deep corn in the San Juans with a bunch of stoked college kids

Dick Bass, who co-founded Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort and was the first to climb the Seven Summits, died at age 85.

While many ski towns and ski resorts are laying low, quietly waiting for another winter, plenty of others are turning the volume all the way up with all sorts of kickass music festivals this summer. These 10 are amongst the very best.

CAIC officials reported 260 avalanches in May and predict June could follow suit.

Skiing doesn't have to stop in the summer—check out these ski camps for that summer fix.

The steeps of Kachina Peak should be on the résumé of any skier who’s got the chiles for it.

Find late season pow, or at least some corn, at these resorts that haven’t closed yet.

How an iconic ski town’s steeps and chimichangas entice skiers.

Because you can ski Vail for a week and never repeat a line.

Find your ski pass for next season—and the best deals—here.

It’s steep, sustained (enough to host the Olympic downhill in 2002), and never crowded.

It’s like a mini Chamonix, only (a little bit) easier to get to.

Crested Butte’s Gothic Mountain Tour schools a newbie in the skimo game.

Slopeside live music, wacky costumes, and tons of beer? Sign us up for these spring festivals.

Copper has shaken off its hot-girl- behind-the-frumpy-glasses image, but people still blow by it to ski Breck or Vail. Their mistake.

The only legit party scene in Utah.

America’s toughest backcountry ski race starts at midnight in Crested Butte, Colorado, and charges 40 miles north through the rugged heart of the Rocky Mountains to Aspen. When two desk jockeys, coworkers at this magazine, sign up on competing teams, an epic game of one-upmanship unfolds.

Don’t laugh. There’s some serious skiing at this posh Utah resort.

This mountain was made for those who like to hike for big lines in patrol-controlled terrain.

Because who doesn't love a good bump session—and ditching I-70 early.

Steamboat serves up dry pow and sweet trees without any attitude. Go get some.

Where to ski in Utah—for your first time.

Test your mettle in this skimo race outside of Crested Butte, Colorado.