Flash & Grab
Skiing the Grand in a push from Bozeman. There’s nothing like the sound of skis crunching on firm snow in a dark forest very early in the morning. Actually, you
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Supply & Demand
This article was originally published as a feature story in Outside Bozeman magazine (winter 2020-21). As backcountry use booms in the Bozeman area, the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center has
Cooke It Up
Earning turns in Montana’s best winter playground. When I asked people in Bozeman about backcountry skiing around Cooke City, the canned response was “get a snowmobile or find someone who
Gear Review: Sterling Fusion Ion R ★★★☆☆
When I got this rope it was an awesome bi-pattern 70m. Six months later it was sweet 60m. Another six months passed and now it’s a stellar 50m. At any
Choose Your Line
Five days ago, a skier was caught and killed by an avalanche outside of Silverthorne, CO. Twelve days prior a snowmobiler was buried and killed in an avalanche near Jackson,
How I Became a Climber
The Jonathan Belden Daniels climbing gym occupies the space of two retired squash courts in a dormitory basement at Dartmouth College, with a smattering of polished holds strewn across 12-foot-high