Back-country Skiing

Photograph by Richard Hallman

The ski season is upon us! There's nothing better the gliding down the snowy slopes on a clear day, but what about back-country skiing? It's a little more extreme and dangerous but this is exactly what skier Tommy Ellingson did, who is seen here launching off a jump at 8,000 feet on the White River Glacier!

Would you ever try something like this?

Skiing in Chile

Photograph by Christian Pondella

Would you ever go skiing in Portillo, Chile, overlooking Laguna del Inca? Chris Davenport certainly did! And just look at that view - isn't it simply amazing.

Portillo is truly one of the world's most unique ski destinations. There is no town, just a old hotel at the foot of the lake high in the Andes, which caters to all skiers and boarders, families to freeriders.

We are certainly jealous - wish we could be there.