Elevation Outdoors Magazine

So what to pack when you’re headed out into the backcountry? We go over safety gear in this story on avy safety, but here’s the rest of what we recommend. Two low-profile packs that stand out are Deuter’s Freeride Pro 30 ($149; deuter.com) and Mammut’s Nirvana Snowpack ($170; mammut.ch). Both ride well, hold just the [...]

TELEMARK 22 Designs Hammerhead The Hammerhead has become the hands-down favorite when it comes to tele bindings. Why? Reliability and snappy big-ski performance for one, but even better is the ability to adjust it at five different tension settings. $225; twentytwodesigns.com Black Diamond 01 The best tele touring binding we have tested, the O1 is [...]

BOARDS K2 Darkside Our go-to ski for tearing through big dumps, the Darkside looks like a waterski at 156/128/144—and it absolutely floats at high speed in deep stuff. Yet what really impressed us was how it could turn in area since the rocker is only in the tip with regular camber underfoot and in the [...]

Got the itch? There are more powder stashes and corn-covered peaks along the I-70 corridor than you could ski/snowboard in a lifetime—all within a short drive of downtown Denver. Local legend and guidebook author Brian Litz runs down three favorite spots to get it on. A few years ago, I slipped out of the office [...]

Say you don’t want to slog for hours to earn your turns but you do want deep powder, solitude and other amenities those beasts with the skins enjoy. You are a perfect candiate for the slackcountry, my friend. And we know just where you can find it. We traversed the ridge for what seemed like [...]