Backcountry Skiing Adventures

Skiers navigating snowy trails in backcountry settings, surrounded by lush trees. The bright and crisp winter scenes highlight outdoor exploration.

Backcountry skier in fresh snow below Tioga Pass, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA. (MR)

Back country skiers use synthetic skins to climb; Selkirk Mountains near remote Mount Carlyle Lodge; British Columbia; Canada

Backcountry skiing in the Sangre deCristo Mountains near Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Rear view of a man skinning up the Tuckerman's Ravine Trail and the Shelburn Trail with backcountry skis.

Backcountry skier skinning in the backcountry Selkirk Mountains, Rogers Pass, British Columbia, Canada

A man hiking through the snow on Mt. Washington.

Caucasian couple snow shoeing

Male skier freeride skitur uphill in snow in winter forest

Man cross-country skiing

A couple snowshoes across a fiield of fresh snow in the Wasatch mountains of northern Utah.

Backcountry skier in fresh snow below Tioga Pass, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA. (MR)

Smiling boy wearing ski goggles walking in snow

Man with snowboard hiking up mountain

Man running in snow, carrying christmas tree and present

North America, US, ME, Backcountry skiing on Maine's Saddleback Mountain. Northern Forest. (MR)

A man skinning while skiing near Brighton, UT.

Man skiing down snow mountain slope, overhead view

hiker in mountains

Ski touring, Back country skiing, Bowron Lake Park, British Columbia, Canada

man skis down Hollyburn Mountain. Cypress Bowl, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Back country skiers use synthetic skins to climb; Esplanade Range; Selkirk Mountains near remote Sentry Lodge; British Columbia; Canada

Nordic skiing, cross country skiing, ski skating, Log Cabin, White Pass, Chilkoot Pass, Chilkoot Trail, British Columbia, B.C., Yukon Territory, Canada, North-Amerika, North America

Skiers and snowboarders hike past rime ice covered trees that line the trail to off_piste skiing at the Eaglecrest Ski area, Juneau Alaska

Portrait of a freerider man on climbing uphill waiting for freeride skiing backcountry. The concept of extreme winter sports

Dog sledding at Dog Sled Adventures Montana in Olney, Montana, USA

Woman cross country skiing, Colorado

A man ski touring in the Revelstoke Backcountry, BC

Caucasian girl cross-country skiing in forest

North America, US, NH, Snowshoeing across Second Connecticut Lake. Northern Forest. Winter sports. (MR)

Person cross-country skiing runs through the Kloo-Aschertal, Bayrischzell, Mangfall Mountains, Bavarian Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

North America, US, NH, Cross-country skiing in New Hampshire's White Mountains. (MR)

A male backcountry snowboarder at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Revelstoke, BC

Snowshoeing on Hollyburn Mountain, Cypress Provincial Park, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Two skiers ascending snowcapped hill, Colorado, USA

Hiker with snowshoes in winter

A man cross country skiing at the Notchview Reservation in Windsor, Massachusetts. The Trustees of Reservations. (MR)

Skiing and snowboarding off piste

Mount Spokane State Park, skier on trail, USA, Washington State

USA, Wyoming. Skier enjoys fresh powder in snowstorm, Teton Mountains. (Editorial Use Only)

A couple running on snowshoes past snow covered pine trees at Northstar near Lake Tahoe in California

A man splitboarding in the Revelstoke Backcountry, BC

Male rock climber holding rope in snowy mountain

WA, Mt. Rainier NP, Barn Flats, Cross country skiing after winter snowstorm

Skiing. Ski woman alpine skier going on skis wearing helmet, cool ski goggles and hardshell winter jacket and ski gloves. Woman going downhill skiing

Couple Snowshoeing, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Young woman standing in deep snow, hiking in winter, deep snow in the forest, Brixen im Thale, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Canada, BC, Whistler/Blackcomb resort. Lost Lake trail system for cross country and snowshoe in winter, hiking and biking in summer.

Woman classic Nordic skiing in Teton Canyon near Driggs Idaho and Alta, Wyoming. (MR)

Man Snowshoeing and Laughing

Ski Touring in Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.

Cross country, Torgnon (Aosta, Italy)

Skiers enjoy a fine powder day on Big Moutain Resort near Whitefish Montana (MR)

People Snowshoeing Together

Germany, Bavaria, Isar Valley, Senior woman doing cross country skiing

Hikers in the winter mountains

Woman on snowshoes

Backcountry skier pulling a sled, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA (MR)

Man Snowshoeing in the Forest

Young adults ski-tour through forest

Austria, Tyrol, Schwaz, woman snowshoeing in forest

A cross-country skier at the Nordic Center of the Sundance Resort, also known as Sundance Mountain Resort, which is a ski resort located 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Provo, Utah, USA.

Rear view of a Girl walking down the ski slope in Black Forest, Germany, Europe

People snowshoeing, Hemmersuppenalm, Reit im Winkl, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Cross country skiers; Emerald Lake; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Canada

A young man ski touring in the Revelstoke Backcountry, BC

A man snowshoeing to go backcountry skiing in a wintery forest near Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada

USA, Wyoming. Solo skier traverses fresh powder slope in Grand Targhee backcountry.

Woman (Model Release) cross country skiing on the Icicle River trail in Leavenworth, Eastern Washington State, USA.

A woman snowshoeing in a forest during a snow storm storm near Truckee in California

Hiking up the Asulkan Valley with the Seven Steps of Paradise overhead. A skier makes his way up the valley to ski off Youngs Peak.

Hiker with snowshoes in winter

Hikers in the winter mountains

Caucasian hiker climbing snowy rock formations

Cross country, Torgnon (Aosta, Italy)

Skier speeds down slope on Baldface Mountain, New Hampshire

Middle-aged man x-c skiing on groomed cross-country ski trails

A winter scene with a woman cross-country skiing (model released) through the snow-covered forest at Lake Wenatchee State Park in eastern Washington State, USA.

freestyle snowboarder jump and ride free style at sunny winter day on mountain

Woman Nordic skiing on the Baycrest Ski Trails in winter near Homer, Kenai Peninsula, Southcentral Alaska

Hiker with snowshoes in winter

Person cross country skiing in Laurentians, Val David, Quebec.

Three people skiing/skinning in a snowstorm in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Kameron Harper nordic skiing at Solitude Nordic Center, Brighton, Utah (MR)

Skier pulling pulk sled walking across a frozen lake at sunrise

Backcountry Skiing

A male athlete trail running on a winter day.

Austria, Salzburg Country, Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Young couple cross-country skiing

Two young women snowshoe on Mt. Hood on a sunny day.

Cross country skiers in trees

USA, Idaho. Man Nordic skiing near Jackson Hole. (MR)

Caucasian boy cross-country skiing in snowy field

Senior man skiing on snow covered land during vacation

Cross Country Skiing at a Ski Resort in California.

A girl cross country skiing through frosty trees along Mineral Creek, Silverton, Colorado.

Getting ready for a hike in Colorado

Joyful moment in a winter wonderland

Banff, Alberta, Canada. Skiers at Sunshine Village in Banff National Park, Alberta Canada

Woman on ski tour goes over wide snowy expanses, alpine pastures and Hochries in the background, Hochries, Chiemgau Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

A man cross country skiing at the Notchview Reservation in Windsor, Massachusetts. The Trustees of Reservations.

Two people snowshoeing on Cameron Pass, Colorado.

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