Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pack items such as airbags in case of an emergency if you ski off piste. Angelika Warmuth/dpa/dpa-tmn You are always at risk of ...

San Util Design’s Off Piste custom touring pack is a uniquely colorful take on the expandable ski touring backpack. Earlier this season, I jumped at the chance to try the San Util Off Piste 35-52L Ski ...

Powder Quest’s Lofoten Backcountry Ski Touring in Norway. For diehard skiers and snowboarders, only off-piste and backcountry adventures will do. No resort - regardless of its challenges, snowfall, or ...

An instructor who was supervising two British skiers allegedly ignored safety warnings before an avalanche which killed them. The pair and a French man died on Friday after being swept away by the ...

The light was beginning to fade as we reached the Pointe Collet Blanc. We'd traversed in through a series of increasingly untracked bowls from a lift 500m above Val Thorens and just a few minutes ...

A luxury holiday in the Alps used to involve a helicopter that deposited you on a deserted mountaintop for crowd-free, off-piste skiing. It still can, but a flurry of other high-end offerings is ...