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Best Places to Learn to Backcountry Ski in California

Learning how to get into the backcountry can seem really daunting if you don’t know where to go or how to get started. Paulina Dao, founder of Bay Area Outdoor Women and an advocate...

How to Learn to Backcountry Ski

When Paulina Dao, the founder of Bay Area Outdoor Women and an advocate for diversity and inclusion in outdoor media, asked us if she could learn how to splitboard on our Sojouner Splitboard, we couldn't say...

Meet the 2021/22 Indigenous Scholarship Recipients

The future of snowsports is one that is diverse, welcoming, and inclusive. But it won't happen on its own; we have to create it. That's why we've teamed up with Deenaalee Hodgdon, a member...

Gatekeeping In Snowsports And Why It’s Not Cool

So, what is gatekeeping; and why is it important? Well, the concept of gatekeeping is preventing others from joining or having access to something - be it a social class,...

We're Still Not Done Advocating For Inclusive Sizing | FemiGnarly

Plus size social media influencer Marielle Williams penned a piece for The Cut, “Apparently, I’m Too Fat to Ski.” My response was, “homegirl, preach” since my work experience in women’s apparel has...

Skiing on Indigenous Lands

In snowsport, we engage with indigenous lands and culture almost every day. Instead of saying “I snowboard at Sierra,” it’s time to say “I snowboard on the stolen lands of...

Winter Wellness: Top Tips For Self-Care In SnowSports

In snowsport, it is easy to assume because we are doing exercise, out in the mountains, and having a whole load of fun that we are practicing mindfulness in snowsports....

Diversify Your Feed: Discovering Underrepresented Riders

In 2021, and the wake of all things social media, what better way to start than by “diversifying your feed,” to learn more about the people on Instagram using their...

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Alone In The Outdoors: Safety Tips For All Your Solo Outdoor Adventures

There’s always a certain amount of caution that should be taken in the outdoor world. However, that being said, we firmly believe that all people should be able to get...

To wax or not to wax, that is the question

In some places the snow has begun to fall. The orange and red of changing Aspen blend into the white of the alpine. It’s romantic really. Until you remember that...