Ski And Snowboard Guide 2013

SKI & SNOWBOARD GEAR
• Best 'Boards 2013
• Top Frontside Skis 2013
• Top All-Mountain Skis 2013
• Top Powder Skis 2013
• Best Ski Boots 2013
• Winter Widgets: 7 iPhone & Android Apps to Survive the Season
• Sickest Snowboard Designs 2013
• Future Gear: Personal Ski Jetpack
• Shell Games: The Best Winter Hardshells and Softshells
• Puff Piece: Six Insulation Jackets that Rule
• The 4 Best Snow-Finding Apps
• Hot Gear, Cold Weather: Fresh Goods for Fall & Winter

 

TRAVEL
• 17 of the Snowiest Resorts in North America
• For Locals Only: Big Skiing on Little Mountains
• The 'Board Scoreboard: 4 Top Snowboard-Friendly Resorts (and 3 Holdouts)
• Ski Through the Summer

 

BACKCOUNTRY
• Backcountry 101
• Skis, Bindings and Boots: Finding Your Backcountry Setup
• Digging Deep: Avalanche Shovels and Probes
• The Finders: Best Avalanche Beacons
• 7 Sierra Summits for Epic Backcountry Descents

 

EXPERT ADVICE (PLUS A COUPLE ESSAYS)
• Simplify Life with a Single Pair of Ski Boots
• Daniel Blom's Decade of Shred: Snowboarding Photos
• The Tao of Pow by Christopher Cokinos
• The Lure of Skiiing in Avalanche Country by Allan Best
• Rock On: The Skinny on Rocker
• What Alaska Taught Me About Skiing by Majka Burhardt
• Boot-packing: The Hard-as-Hell, Free-of-Charge Universal Ski Pass by Nelson Harvey
• Training Tips from Team USA Telemarker Tommy Gogolen

 

RAINY DAY VIDS
• Tiny House: Chasing Pow in a Cabin on Wheels
• A Skier's Journey: Jordan Manley Unleashes Season 3 of High Art Ski Porn
• A Skier's Journey: Japan (Season 3, Ep. 1)
• A Skier's Journey: Dubai (Season 3, Ep. 2)

 

TOP NEWS
• John Denver Lives (On Commemorative Skis)!
• "Father of Modern Skiing" Émile Allais Dies 100
• Manaslu First Ski Descent is Ridiculously Epic
• Q: Will Lindsey Vonn Race Men in a World Cup Race?
• A: Heck No.
• But She Will Be Hospitalized, and Released.
• Hurricane Sandy Frankendumps on Appalachia
• Skier and Rider Death is on the Rise, Even as More People Wear Helmets
• The Dynamic Duo: Warren Miller Partners with Al Gore
• Snowfall Apps Keep Resorts Honest