Nothing says a good time quite like a reggae cruise and a pig roast. On August 13, family and friends of Ryan Hawks, who passed away from injuries sustained during the Freeskiing World Tour stop at Kirkwood earlier this winter, are getting together for a memorial cruise on Lake Champlain in Vermont, Ryan's home state [...]

There are certain milestones that occur when your sport or style of doing your sport goes main stream. Now that Red Bull is on board the the FWT tour stop in Las Lenas, we think it is fair to assume that the freeride genre of skiing is now main stream.
Next stop, Winter [...]

I’ve been going to Warren Miller movies since I was a little girl. It’s a tradition that doesn’t go missed by anyone in my family. For us, these movies signal the start of the ski season, and they inspire people to follow their dreams and do what they love. This year’s movie, called “Like There’s [...]

Today, Freeskier Magazine announced that they would be adding an extra issue for this upcoming season, a backcountry-specific issue that is set to release on November 15. “Our readers have been asking for more big-mountain and backcountry coverage, and this new edition answers their call,” Freeskier editor Matt Harvey said in the release. “We’re excited [...]

Skitheeast.com recently posted an edit made by Send It Studios of the Green Mountain Freeride crew filming in the Grand Targhee backcountry this winter. The Vermont-born Green Mountain Freeride crew included Lars and Silas Chickering-Ayers and Ryan Hawks. Hawks, tragically passed away injuries sustained during the Freeskiing World Tour at Kirkwood in late February [...]

Dendrite Studios just posted a short film they created in April at Whistler's World Ski and Snowboard Festival's Intersection film contest. The rules of the contest: Shoot and edit an entire short film in seven days. The film was produced by Nicolas Teichrob and Athan Merrick and stars skiers Dave Treadway, Daryl Treadway, Matt Elliott [...]

After a series of big storms in the Aspen area, Danny Brown, Darcy Conover, and I sledded up the back side of Ajax to get the goods before the mountain opened that morning.  We shredded the resort for a bit and then headed to the backside after the mountain was skied up.  It was an [...]

As Kevin Luby, Editor at Skiing so eloquently wrote it this spring:
"Flylow Quantum Jacket

Mother bought me this jacket for Christmas and I’ve worn it every ski day since, rain or shine, backcountry or lifts, Utah, Colorado, Montana, Idaho. It kept me dry, blocked the wind, and looked wicked stylish while doing so [...]

You don't become the Head Judge of the FWT without being a ski bum at some point in your life.

After a few powder turns and beers at Steven's pass this past winter, Jim Jack and Dan Abrams realized that they both had campers and dreamed the idea of a "gypsy trailer [...]

WEFC champion Dan Vandermuelen dropping in for his first run.
Mountain High Freeride's Travis Elquist is fresh off a three week adventure from Alaska where he worked on the safety crew for the World Extreme Freeriding Championships and survived a gnarly crash while competing in King of the Hill (the snowboarding portion of the WEFC) [...]