Standing at the top of the Hôtel Face – a classic freeride line above Chamonix’s Brévent ski area – my legs were shaking. Not from cold, but from five days of glacier skiing, boot-packing ridge lines ...
Having fallen in love with the mountains in middle age, Adam Ifans thought he had missed his chance for the classic gap year ...
These days, the traditional skier skill categories—beginner, intermediate, advanced, and expert—can feel highly malleable. What, really, is an intermediate skier? How about an advanced skier? Do you ...
These days, the traditional skier skill categories—beginner, intermediate, advanced, and expert—can feel highly malleable. What, really, is an intermediate skier? How about an advanced skier? Do you ...
The mountains are unpredictable and dangerous by nature. Tree wells, avalanches sheer cliffs—all these risks require that skiers possess keen navigation skills, particularly when they adventure ...
Embarking on a summertime ski vacation to South America is surprisingly easy to navigate. Unlike traditional winter ski vacations in the Northern Hemisphere, the children are out of school, and there ...