Chunks of snow continued to loosen with each waist-high trudge. Some 8,700 feet up, some steps caused tiny snow boulders to tumble down the untouched powder of this double-black diamond ski run.

30 skiers will have the chance to earn a free ski pass to Taos in exchange for a bit of manual labor. For participants, it’s a great early season workout and can help them earn a free ski pass in some ...

Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico is allowing folks to tap in for a bit of early season labor, and earn a pass from it. Some ski resorts, like Aspen Highlands, Copper Mountain, Breckenridge, and others, do ...

Take the Roaring Fork Valley’s relentless adventure freaks, laugh-seekers and deal-chasers and you have Aspen Skiing Co.’s boot-packing crew. About 50 of them were at the base of Aspen Highlands on a ...

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Backpacking is more complex than throwing a tent, a sleeping bag and some Ramen Noodles in a pack and hitting a trail. If you’re going to cover a number of miles and stay out for a night or more, you ...

Backpacking is more complex than throwing a tent, a sleeping bag and some Ramen noodles in a pack, and hitting a trail. If you’re going to cover a number of miles and stay out for a night or more, you ...

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