As you get more into winter sports like skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling, chances are you’ll want to explore the sidecountry or backcountry. Depending on your region and terrain, this can mean ...

View post: 10 of the Current Deepest Snowpacks at Ski Resorts in the U.S. Venturing into the backcountry is as alluring as it is dangerous. As soon as you enter terrain not mitigated for avalanche ...

Venturing into the backcountry is as alluring as it is dangerous. As soon as you enter terrain that has not been mitigated for avalanche risk, you take the risk of being injured or killed in an ...

Then there needs to be a trigger. A snowpack may be seemingly stable until a snowmobile or skier disturbs it enough that the snow starts to move. Strong winds or rock falls may also cause an avalanche ...