Drew Zieff is a Tahoe-based freelance writer whose expertise ranges from snow sports in the winter to camping accessories in the summer. First tracks at the resort are fleeting due to crowded lift ...

Splitboarding has been around since the mid-’90s as a way to make backcountry snowboarding available to the 99 percent of us who can’t afford helicopters. It’s essentially a snowboard that splits down ...

For Chris Gallardo and a host of new converts, splitboard riding offers the best of all possible backcountry worlds. With a splitboard, riders get the efficiency of telemark skis for their backcountry ...

For skiers, seeing a mountain you want to ski down but no chairlift isn’t a problem. If you have the right boots, you attach sticky, grippy “skins” to the bottom of your skis and ski your way up. It’s ...