LA Times writer Jack Dolan is our guest on The High Route Podcast. He recently reported on backcountry skiing and we wanted to learn more about how he perceived the sport through his newcomer’s eyes.

The past several years have seen a topsy-turvy world generally and a boom-bust cycle regarding backcountry skiing/riding business. Doug Stenclik offers insight into the business operations of selling items like touring boots and bindings. Business, when it comes to skins and skimo, for example, isn’t always rainbows and unicorns. There are supply chain snafus, dry winters, and the undeniable fact that backcountry touring requires some know how and elevated heart rates.

An interview with Jeremy Evans, the author of See You Tomorrow: The Disappearance of Snowboarder Marco Siffredi on Everest