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Zig Zag is this year’s film from Level 1 Productions and follows professional skiers as they chase iconic lines.
Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel made history on Sunday, July 22, by completing the first ski descent of K2.
In 2017, she became the first woman to descend all 90 ski lines in 'The Chuting Gallery.' She shouldn't have to defend her accomplishment, but she will.
2018 was one of the driest seasons on record. How many resorts can survive another like it?
'Every Few Winters' is a film from apparel company Pertex that showcases the harsh beauty of ski touring in Scotland.
This film from filmmaker Logan Bonwell puts in perspective how much shredding can be done on one ski.
It's no surprise that travel nursing makes for a great occupation if you like adventure.
This November, the North Face and Sherpas Cinemas dropped an edit called Imagination, a film influenced by J.P. Auclair.
'Your Winters Need You' highlights skier Caroline Gleich’s relationship with the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
We couldn’t help but be enthralled by the tomahawks and yard sales in the Numinous crash edit.
Aje features skier Baker Boyd alongside Japan native and founder of Teton Bros Nori Suzuki finding endless stashes of snow.
Over the past few decades, Hilaree has established herself as one of the best ski mountaineers in the world. Even more impressive? She isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
The Doug Coombs Foundation was created to subsidize skiing and open up the sport to a broader audience. Now the Jackson, Wyoming–based organization finds itself on the front lines in the battle over undocumented workers.
In our feature on skier Adam Roberts, we take a look at what made him so special. Video courtesy of Jasper Gibson.
When extreme skier Adam Roberts was killed by an avalanche in the mountains of Washington State, some people wondered if he’d died on purpose. Christopher Solomon reconstructs a life in which athletic talent, fearlessness, and mental illness combined to create an unbearable reality.
One man's quest to ski the equivalent of sea level to the summit of Everest and back. Twice. In 24 hours. On a single ski run.
A crew of skiers heads out to the hills around Chamonix, France for some night laps in this film Nocta II from Black Crows and Yucca Films.
From filmmaker Zane Clampett, The Peculiar Expedition of Thomas Snyder follows little-known snowboarder Thomas Snyder on his journey from his local hill in Minnesota to the steep backcountry lines of Montana.
Now that it's all over, gold medalist Kikkan Randall gives us an inside look at the games' HQ
From filmmaker Ben Page, The Frozen Road chronicles the Canadian Arctic segment of his bike ride around the world.
From Filmmaker Thomas Woodson and Outdoor Research, Bringing up Backcountry follows mountain guide Jessica Baker and professional skier Rachael Burks into the remote wilderness of Kimberley, British Columbia for a reflection on what it means to be a family in the backcountry.
From filmmakers Alex D'Agostino and Ben Goertzen, Whiskey Facts follows a crew of Montana skiers into the backcountry for a day full of pillows and trips to the whiteroom.
The Lost Craftsmen, from Seeking Nirvana, highlights skiers Riley Leboe, Matt Margetts, Joe Schuster, and Mike Henituk as they explore Japan’s mythical powder stashes.
Faction Skis’ film This Is Home features pro skiers returning to their home mountains for some truly remarkable sessions. This video follows Duncan Adams in Montana, Utah, and Switzerland.
From the North Face, Middle of Somewhere follows snowboarders Jake Blauvent, Blake Paul, and Austin Smith as they venture deep into British Columbia’s backcountry.
Onetime U.S. Ski Team racer Lisa Ballard, 56, never abandoned her skis—or the idea of winning a world championship
Now that we know which mountains are on the Ikon and how much it costs, we wanted to figure out: Which is a better deal for skiers?
As a fellow Asian-American female rider, following her career over the past few years has been an exhilarating ride
From ski filmmakers, The Loners, Northeast Appeal features some of the gnarliest backcountry conditions found in Canada’s Chic-Choc Range.
Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall’s Olympic victory is a win for everyone
At 33 years old, she became the oldest woman to medal in alpine skiing—thanks to smart, restrained racing
From the filmmakers at Ski The East, Promised Land: Mad River Ruckus highlights Mad River Glen having an all-time season.
This video from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort highlights skier Karl Fostvedt’s first place run in this year's Kings and Queens of Corbet’s competition.
From Level 1 Productions, this video is Laurent De Martin’s edit from the film Habit.
Barking At the Door from Good Company Ski features skiers Lucas Wachs and Karl Fostvedt going huge in the backcountry.
From Black Crows, Lusti follows Christina Lustenberger who is an ACMG certified guide and former world cup racer. In this film, she’s chasing after a first descent of 'the black friar'.
HandCrank’s Power of Film series follows brothers Sam and Zack Giffin who double as a filmmaker and pro-skier, respectively.
HandCrank’s Power of Film series follows brothers Sam and Zack Giffin who double as a filmmaker and pro-skier, respectively. In episode two the duo head to Alaska to film with cinematographer Ben Sturgelewski.
In Black Diamond and Nomadik Motion’s new film, Connections, it follows skiers Tobin Seagel and Mary McIntyre as they venture into the Monashee Mountains.
The legendary filmmaker knew the secret to making great ski movies. You couldn't just show skiing, skiing, and more skiing. You needed to tell a story, too, with emotion and humor.
Why this year’s Games are poised to be America’s most monumental yet
Get ready for these contenders to crush the Winter Games
Our best team in ages wins more by having fun
How to master one of the toughest moves we'll see at the 2018 Games
From filmmaker Dino Raffault and Red Bull, Moonline features aerial athlete and skier Valentin Delluc speed riding on a 20-meter LED-equipped parachute.
After nearly 20 years of racing, the skier announced her retirement. The sport will be poorer for her absence.
With new technologies to keep their singletrack in perfect condition through the winter, it's no wonder this wild sport is catching on.
From Sherpas Cinema and the North Face, Tsirku is a three-part film series featuring skiers Hadley Hammer and Sam Anthamatten with snowboarder Ralph Backstrom attempting to ski Corrugated, a set of spines on the Tsirku Glacier.
From Sherpas Cinema and the North Face, Tsirku is a three-part film series featuring skiers Hadley Hammer and Sam Anthamatten with snowboarder Ralph Backstrom attempting to ski Corrugated, a set of spines on the Tsirku Glacier.
From Sherpas Cinema and the North Face, Tsirku is a three-part film series featuring skiers Hadley Hammer and Sam Anthamatten with snowboarder Ralph Backstrom attempting to ski Corrugated, a set of spines on the Tsirku Glacier.
For pro skier and Olympic hopeful Robby Kelley, the $30,000 cost of joining the U.S. national team was prohibitively high, forcing him to turn down his spot on the roster. Instead, he started his own squad, called Redneck Racing, in hopes of making it on his own with a handful of…
Behold the astonishing explosion of alpine sports in the People’s Republic—as directed, promoted, and financed by the Communist Party in the run–up to the 2022 Beijing Olympics
From filmmaker Thomas Woodson, photographer Adam Clark, and skier Drew Peterson Skiing the Wild West documents Peterson’s mission to ski the tallest mountain in each of the western states.
From Yucca Productions and Black Crows Skis Nocta features skiers Bruno Compagnet and Layla Jean Kerley as the shred night laps illuminated by headlamp.
There's powder in the forecast from Florida to Vermont, but the southern Rockies continue to be snow starved as the worst season just about anyone can remember continues
From the Utah Avalanche Center To Hell in a Heartbeat follows three friends on a day in the backcountry when things go horribly wrong.
In the last installment of this year’s The Shadow Campaign from DPS Skis and filmmaker Ben Sturgulewski the series takes a musical approach.
In a remote cabin somewhere between Revelstoke and Golden a few skiers and musicians are getting together to meld the world of music and backcountry skiing.
There's nothing better than gathering up some of your best friends, loading up an RV, and heading to Alaska in search of powder. Which is exactly what U.S. Ski Team Moguls Skier member Troy Murphy does every spring.
Growing up in Snowbird, Utah, pro skier Angel Collinson and her brother Johnny had no shortage of childhood adventures. Watch to hear Angel tell us about the time she learned the power of trust and visualization during a backcountry outhouse incident. …
While in the backcountry, there's an array of different variables to be on the lookout for. This animated video from SINTR Visuals specifically examines two of those, snow faceting and sintering.
Why one would want to ski the Ice Coast, from a diehard defender
We recently sent reporter Paddy O'Connell to Aspen, Colorado hoping the kind folks in this ski town could help him define some of backcountry skiing's more arcane lingo.
From Salomon TV, The Art of the Turn brings together ski racers including legend Gunther Mader, champion Luca Aerni, and rising star Paco Rassat to define the perfect turn.
Snowboarder Mikey Franco spent his formative years guiding and teaching clients in the sports. After a season-ending injury, he needed to find a new outlet and came across experimenting with shaping boards.
Before this weekend, everyone wondered: Is Shiffrin on track to become the best skier in history, or just the best in slalom and GS? Now we know.
From KGB Productions, Westward follows a host of weird, wild, fascinating ski characters who do things their own way.
In the final installment of Stio’s A San Juan Story, skier and narrator Oliver Sutro takes us through his process of leaving Telluride which involves skiing all his bucket list lines.
For mountain biker Patrick Noonan, he's been used to many solo rides at 5 A.M. Sometimes it's lonely, but most of the time he finds peace and serenity in the quiet.
Or a movie, or a game of spoons. The alpine racer isn't dusting the competition by slacking off. She's putting in the work, and then she's taking a nap.
As mountain towns in the West struggle with the soaring cost of real estate, tiny Stowe, Vermont, remains an affordable bastion of outdoor living. It’s a place where ski bums aren’t an endangered species, good food and beer are plentiful, and everyone puts a premium on playing outside. Welcome home.
From skier, producer, and director Nikolai Schirmer with support from Black Crows, Shapes follows Schirmer and Flo Bastien as they explore the backcountry in Canada, France, and Norway.
In this ski film from Dakine, skiers Sammy Carlson, Karl Fostvedt, and Lucas Wachs traveled to Hakuba, Japan in search of one epic storm.
From Scott Sports and their athletes, Sam Cohen and McKenna Peterson, Peak of Ill Repute follows the team on a three-week skiing expedition at the base of Alaska's Fairweather Range.
A few weeks back we posted Faction's This Is Home. Though the footage was sweet and satisfying, there was a lingering hope that they may provide us with a little dessert. And did they ever.
From Stio, A San Juan Story follows a crew young skiers as they explore the endless opportunities surrounding the ski mecca of Telluride.
The Seeking Nirvana series is back with this year's installment Road To Nowhere. This season, skiers Riley Leboe, Mike Henituk, Joe Schuster, Matt Margetts are on a road trip for ski and swell through Vancouver Island.
In this film from Salomon, pro skiers Kalen Thorien and Cody Townsend take twenty-two-year-old Swedish skier Lovisa Rosengren to Kashmir, India.