Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that it doesn’t customarily do daily. This is one of the reasons that ...

The first thing I usually look at are snow totals—is it gonna be a powder day? OpenSnow forecasts totals for night (6 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and day (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and has handy little graphics with ...

Backpacking is just like day hiking. Except instead of finishing the day by going home to a shower and a home-cooked meal, you camp alongside the trail, don’t shower, and eat someone’s best attempt at ...