Backcountry Skiing Adventures

Stunning landscapes of backcountry skiers traversing snowy terrains, depicting the beauty of winter sports in majestic mountain ranges.

Backcountry skier under Piute Pass, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, Usa (MR)

New Zealand, South Island, Arrowsmith Range. NOLS student Will Fey during glacier travel on Jagged glacier. (MR)

Female backcountry skier ascending to Hocharn, Hoher Sonnblick in background, Rauris valley, Goldberg mountain range, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg state, Austria

Woman backcountry skiing looking over cornice, Mittenwald, Karwendel range, Bavaria, Germany

Backcountry skier looking to Stubai range, Kuehtai, Tyrol, Austria

Austria, East Tyrol, Defereggental, Man telemark skiing

Austria, Tirol, Young man doing freeride skiing

Backcountry skier under Piute Pass, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, Usa (MR)

Backcountry skiing, ski touring, Youngs Peak, Asulkan Valley, mushroom people Abbott Ridge, Rogers Pass, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

A skier climbs toward the Vignettes Hut along the classic Haute Route in Switzerland.

Man on an excursion in snowy mountains, Lombardy, Valtellina, Italy

Italy, South Tirol, Trentino, Alto Adige, Vinschgau, Sulden in the Ortler / Solda, ski tour on the Suldenspitze, view at the König-Spitze and Ortler

Woman backcountry skiing ascending mountain on snow-covered ridge, Kreuzjoechl, Tuxer Alpen range, Tyrol, Austria

Man ski touring towards snowcapped mountains

Donner Summit Sierra Nevada Mountain California USA

Two backcountry skiers ascend to a col in the Icefall Range of the Canadian Rockies north of Golden, British Columbia

Snowshoe walkers on the way up to the top of kleine Kreuzspitze mountain in Ratschings above Sterzing, grosse Kreuzspitze mountain at the back, province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, Europe

A man skis in the nude down a slope above Karale Glacier on Ammassalik Island, Greenland.

Three people on ski tour ascend through valley, Pangert, Tux Alps, Tyrol, Austria

Man skis off summit of snow-covered mountain, Whistler.

Europe, France, French Alps, Haute-Savoie, Chamonix, skier in Argentiere and Grand Montet ski area

A group of skiers ascending a rideline in Fairy Meadows, Adamant Range, Selkirks, BC

Man skiing on groomed run in Snowbird, Utah.

Hiker in the snow in the Mercantour France

3 mountain climbers walk on snow in the mountains

Man climbing a snowy mountain on a sunny day in Devero, Italy.

Svalbard, Norway. Solo skier having a powder run.

Divers going to dive under the ice at Lake Ceillac Queyras

Man telemark skiing in Roger´s Pass British Columbia, Canada

Mountain climbers in snow

France, Chamonix, Mountaineers at the Aiguille du Chardonnet

A young man descends from the summit of Mt. Hood on a cloudy day.

Mountain guide ascending with tour skis, ski tour route in the Tauern Valley, on the way to Hagener Hut near Mallnitz, Hohe Tauern National Park, Alps...

Europe, France, French Alps, Haute-Savoie, Chamonix, skiers in the Valle Blanche off piste ski area

Low angle view of roped skiers leaving the 8000_foot high camp on the Triumvirate Glacier for the Torbert Plateau to climb Mount Torbert, Tordrillo Mo...

Man skiing, Val Gardena, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Ice climber walking towards ice gully with skis on back

France, Isere, Les Deux Alps, Pic du Galibier, ski mountaineering

Backcountry skier under Piute Pass, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA (MR)

Two male backcountry skiers head across a glacier to ski the North Face of Mt. Stanley , Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada

New Zealand, South Island, Westland National Park, Fox Glacier. Mountaineer Jamie O'Donnell travelling on a rope team on Fox Glacier. (MR)

Ski tourers in the snow in fog, behind gorge peaks, Wattentaler Lizum, Tux Alps, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

A man climbing on a mountain in the Himalayas.

Two male backcountry skiers bootpack up a steep face of the North Face of Mt. Stanley, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada

Hiker battles wind above Black Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park

A young woman snowshoeing

Blue sky over winter landscape, snowshoe hiker at Krippenstein, Salzkammergut, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Ski walkers on the summit ridge with snowdrift, ascent to the Laaser Spitze in the Martell valley, behind the Ortler group with Koenig, Zebru and Ortler, left the Zufallspitze peak and Cevedale, Stelvio National Park, Province of South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Woman on ski tour climbs up to Heimgarten, Heimgarten, Bavarian Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

A freerider skier in complete outfit stands on a glacier in the North Caucasus against the background of the Caucasian snow-capped mountains

Ski wanderers on ski tour at Tristkopf, Kelchsau, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

A woman skiing downhill with ocean and mountains in the background

A man snowshoeing at dawn on Donner Summit, CA.

Telemark skier looks over backcountry on sunny blue sky day.

two backcountry skiers resting in snow pit, Woleggleskarspitze, Allgaeu range, Allgaeu, Tyrol, Austria

Europe, France, French Alps, Haute Savoie, Chamonix, skier in the Valle Blanche off piste ski area MR

Europe, France, French Alps, Haute Savoie, Chamonix, Aiguille du Midi, climber walking on the ridge MR

Backcountry Skiing

A man climbs to the summit of Mt. Hood in Oregon.

Man ski touring on snowcapped Steinkarspitze, Lechtal Alps, Tyrol, Austria

Female runner on Garibaldi Mt. between Whistler and Squamis, BC, Canada

Climber on peak, Fox Glacier, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

Ski tourers in the snow in fog, behind gorge peaks, Wattentaler Lizum, Tux Alps, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

SEP 24, 2013 Jungfraujoch, Switzerland - Tourist walking in white wide snow winter landscape of Jungfraujoch, top of Europe Swiss alps region scenery.

A ski mountaineer ascending Mount Hood, Oregon, United States.

Man on an excursion on the crest of a snowy mountain, Lombardy, Valtellina, Italy

Backcountry skier in front of Haeuselhorn, ascend to Wagendrischlhorn, Reiteralm range, Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

An alpinist poses on a ridge after summiting Aiguille du Chardonnet

A pair of skiers climb toward the Vignettes Hut along the classic Haute Route in Switzerland.

Freerider skier moving down in snow powder; italian alps.

Elderly man skiing fresh powder in the Selkirk Range near the Fairy Meadows backcountry hut, British Columbia, Canada.

Skier at Plagnettes red piste, Col de la Chal, Les Arcs, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France

Three people on ski tour ascending to Torhelm, Torhelm, Langer Grund, Kelchsau, Kitzbühel Alps, Tyrol, Austria

A group of advenutre skiers ski-tour on Karale Glacier surrounded by mountains on Ammassalik Island, Greenland.

Two backcountry skiers, Tajatoerl, Mieminger range, Tyrol, Austria

Men on a ski tour, Santa Cristina, Valgardena, Alto Adige, Italy

Side view of two skiers backcountry skiing in B.C.

Mountaineer in ice and snow with clouds and sun Kharkhiraa Uul Mongolian Altai near Ulaangom Uvs Aymag Mongolia

Three snowboarders hike to the top of a hill in Kirkwood, California.

The trackers ensure the safety of the slopes for the skiers, and first aid.

Two men backcountry skiing, Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, British Columbia, Canada

Cross-country skier ascending Ellesspitze Mountain, here on the summit ridge with Ridnauntal Valley below, oberhalb von Innerpflersch, Pflerschtal, South Tyrol province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Man on the peak of Mont Blanc, France, Europe

Woman backcountry skiing, ascending, Dolomite summits in the background, Fanes-Sennes natural park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy

Ski mountaineer with mountain scenery, Julier Pass, Grisons, Switzerland, Europe

A group of skiers ascending a rideline in Fairy Meadows, Adamant Range, Selkirks, BC

A female backcountry skier bootpacks up a steep slope while on a backcountry ski hut trip in the canadian rockies near Golden, British Columbia, Canad...

A man ski touring while on a backcountry ski hut trip in the canadian rockies near Golden, British Columbia, Canada

Backcountry skier ascending below the pinnacles of Rotwand, Rotwand, Spitzing area, Bavarian Pre-Alps, Bavarian Alps range, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Woman on ski tour looks over edge into the depths, Plereskopf, Matscher Valley, Ötztal Alps, South Tyrol, Italy

Woman on ski tour skiing down through the Windbachtal, Rauchkofel in the background, Windbachtal, Ahrntal, Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park, Zillertal Alps, South Tyrol, Italy

A man skis untracked powder off-piste at Stubai Ski Resort, near Innsbruck, Austria.

Mountaineer looking at distance, Italian Alps, Lecco, Lombardy, Italy

Series on barre des ecrins, Mountaineer at sunrise, accending the glacier barre du ecrins, at dawn, glacier blanc, des ecrins, alps, france

Snowshoeing in the Kleinwalser valley Austria

Three back-country skier at mount Wildhorn, Bernese Alps, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Man on skis on ridge looking at mountain view

Ski tourer during the ascent of Mt Suldenspitze, on the summit ridge, at the back mountains Koenigspitze and Ortler, Sulden, Solda, Ortler Alps, Stelvio National Park, Vinschgau or Val Venosta, Trentino-Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Solo skier skinning up a backcountry slope deep in the Canadian Rockies.

Alpinist navigates a steep snow traverse on the Cosmiques Ridge

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