Jon Jay is a former Senior Editor for SKI Magazine. He directed all ski and ski boot testing for SKI Magazine from 2018 to 2021 and is still willing to test craft beer and good whiskey. Before joining ...

When resort season starts to slow down, the promise of soft, smeary corn turns and sunny alpine summits draw many of us into the backcountry well into May and June. Long days and a more stable ...

That you probably still won’t buy. In the stratification of backcountry gear, there are 3 obvious categories of equipment. The first are the“things you need.” These are the items you can’t get by ...

Backcountry ski touring has become my favorite of all the different types of skiing but it wasn’t always this way. I discovered there are lots of things to learn before you go ski touring for the ...

View post: California's 6'7" Skier Bryce Bennett Will Have an Edge at The Winter Olympics Spring is one of my favorite times to be a backcountry skier. A more stable snowpack, longer days, T-shirt ...

Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...

Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...