The Colorado Mountain School's Mike Alkaitis shares tips on how to efficiently transition from climbing to skiing while backcountry skiing.

The Colorado Mountain School's Mike Alkaitis shares tips on how to set a bootpack while backcountry skiing.

The Colorado Mountain School's Mike Alkaitis shares tips on how to put on skis in steep terrain while backcountry skiing.

Editor Kevin Luby skis our test run at Skiing Mag’s 2013 Ski Test at Snowbird, Utah.

Skiing Magazine and Odell Brewing Co. in Fort Collins, CO did a collab beer in honor of the ski season: Send It Stout, a dark chocolate salted caramel stout. Here's how we brewed it.

Skiing Bro-tologist Ryan Dionne discusses the basic features of different backcountry avalanche airbag systems currently on the market.

Skiing Winter Lab Bro-tologist Ryan Dionne talks about the Black Diamond JetForce avalanche airbag system. This innovative airbag system inflates via a rechargeable battery and a fan.

Skiing Bro-tologist Ryan Dionne talks about the Backcountry Access Float avalanche airbag system. Still having good quality and an easy refill, this airbag system is one of the least expensive on the market.