Reading and understanding a snow forecast or report is one of the best ways to prepare for a day of skiing. Snow reports can help you decide what skis to use, what layers to wear, what goggle lenses ...

Some people (like me) are born without a great sense of direction, and finding our way around an unfamiliar mountain can be a daunting task. Even those with a good sense of direction can often still ...

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 ...

Just make sure you know how to use a compass and read a map. 2. Temper your ambition In winter, the days are shorter, rucksacks are heavier and the conditions underfoot can be exhausting. It's wise to ...

Millennials and Gen Zers alike have been accused of never learning "essential" life skills. For instance, many don't know the struggle of having to flip through hundreds of pages of the phonebook, nor ...