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If you’ve ever skied the Rocky Mountains in the spring, you’ve surely noticed a layer of reddish-brown dust on the top of the snowpack. Here's what causes it and how we can help while out riding bikes.

There are three factors that come into play with avalanches: weather, snowpack, and terrain. If we human beings could control the first two, avalanches wouldn’t be an issue, and every day would be a powder day. We break down the basics of avalanche terrain.

Learning how to ski is not easy. It takes courage, determination, and a lot of practice. We strongly encourage lessons for beginners, but we also know they can be cost-prohibitive. With that in mind, we’ve compiled what we think are the best instruction tips for beginners.

We get giddy hearing that snow is slated to hit our home resort, but what do we really need to know about forecasting and predicting where and when all the biggest storms are going to hit? We caught up with OpenSnow’s Meteorologist Joel Gratz to find out the answers to our questions.

It's spring! With longer days and higher sun angles, the snowpack transitions from dry to wet. Jake Hutchinson has some tips for staying safe in the springtime snowpack.