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The Water Makers

A trek in Montana's Glacier National Park reveals how climate change and complex terrain interact, and what it means for watersheds. Read more...

Ghost Boat

An excerpt from The Emerald Mile, available now fr Read more...

We Noticed Too

Where are the female action sports photographers? Read more...

A Trick of the Mind

The mind's image loses luster. Pictures take you b Read more...

Ski Photographers I Have Known

Cowboy iconoclasts who don't take shit from anybody. Which is why they can't hold down a real job. Read more...

By Any Means Necessary

Hit the bootpack or jump in a snowcat to get a powder fix this winter. Read more...

Higher Learning

Resort skiers sweat, swear, and find success in the backcountry with Exum Guides. Read more...

For the Love of Winter

Tales for the fireside. Plus, radiant photos of the cold season. Read more...

The North American backcountry is filling up with highly skilled, avalanche savvy skiers barely skipping across the snowpack on fat rockered skis and snowboards while carrying the latest in safety gear in their packs and on their persons. So how come Read more...

Weekends Are For Amateurs

A professional athlete on the importance of timing. Read more...

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// SWAMI SAYS

Swami won't take offense if you mount tele/touring skis with AT bindings, but the easy flex makes tele-turning most joyful.

Time for Swami to trade in his String Cheese Incident rucksack and acquire a modern pack with adjustable straps, back vents, and such.

When seeking frontside skis, look for damp skis with ungodly edge penetration.

For all-mountain skis you seeketh a balance of powder flotation and hard-snow guts.

Big Mountain ski buyers: Meditate on tip rocker if you crave the pow. Ex racers go traditional.

Using AT boots? Swami sees 90 to 100 millimeter crossover skis in your future Facebook postings.

Swami sayeth: Choose a mountain bike with a blend of climbing and descending performance for the exigencies of the mountain trail near you.

What's with all the skiers passing us in the powder, you snowboarders ask? Rocker lets you float without effort. It's pay-to-play Zen.