So, you’ve finally bought that alpine touring set up, with lightweight skis, tech bindings, climbing skins, and versatile touring boots. Or you're getting into ice climbing, winter ...

Medical Kit: A comprehensive first-aid kit is crucial for handling injuries and health issues in the backcountry. Pack essentials like gauze bandages, a tourniquet, pain relievers, and any personal ...

I’m able to fit a full ski touring kit including skins, avalanche rescue equipment, my rescue sled setup and first aid kit, a 30m rope and harness, crampons, a snack bag, 1L of water in soft flask, ...

Ski lifts at Wildcat Mountain ski area, pictured March 15, ... At the time, both skiers were carrying avalanche rescue kits — consisting of a rescue beacon, a shovel, ...

KELLOGG, Idaho - An avalanche on Silver Mountain Tuesday morning came after the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center sent out an avalanche warning for the Idaho Panhandle. However, that warning did ...

The avalanche at Tunnel Creek in the Cascade Mountains involved a large group of ski industry professionals and resulted in three brutal fatalities. I’ve talked to people who told me they considered ...

MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. (AP) — A snow ranger who worked to dig a skier out of an avalanche on Mount Washington heard him moaning from beneath the snow and eventually determined he was in a seated ...

Ski lifts at Wildcat Mountain ski area, pictured March 15, ... At the time, both skiers were carrying avalanche rescue kits — consisting of a rescue beacon, a shovel, ...

Here's a list of the odds and ends that can make or break a day of backcountry ski touring, according to an AMGA-certified backcountry ski guide.