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)

Alpinists hiking over snow

A young man skiing offpiste on a steep face in Courmayeur, Valle d'Aosta, Italy.

Snowshoe trekker in front of the 2995m Hoher Dachstein massif, Styria, Austria Europe

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

Svalbard, Norway. Skier climbs slope in backcountry. (MR)

Two skiers, Abisko, Lapland, Sweden.

A man snowshoes in Tuckerman Ravine in New Hampshire's White Mountains. (MR)

Ski tour Heimgarten, Bavarian alps, Germany,

A man backcountry skiing, Mount Chephren, Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

France, Haute-Savoie, Chamonix, Mont Blanc, Climbers on snowy slope on Mont Blanc

Man holding ski walking on snow in winter

North America, USA, Washington, North Cascades. Climbers on Eldorado Peak

skiing zone on snow mountain in Dolomites, Italy skiing zone on snow mountain in Val Gardena, Dolomites, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 6136125

Backpackers trekking through snow. Copyright Max Seigal Photography, www.maxwilderness.com

Ski Touring near Whistler, British Columbia

A climber walks the ridgeline with two bivy sacks and skis in the foreground.

Skier takes photo from mountain summit

Two mountaineers ascending Mount Piz Glueschaint, Bernina Range, Graubuenden Canton, Switzerland, Europe

Switzerland, Grand Saint Bernard Pass, Pain de Sucre, Mont Fourchon, woman ski touring in the mountains

Two people check snow depth in Kirkwood, California.

Winter landscape, snowshoe hiker on the way down from Lawinenstein, Tauplitzalm, Styria, Austria, Europe

New Zealand, South Island, Arrowsmith Range. Lydia Ode mountaineering on Pito Peak. (MR)

Ski tourer ascending to the Cima Tosa north channel, Brenta Group, Italy

Group of climbers on the slopes Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France, Europe

Mountaineers, Dachstein massif, mountaineering, Dachstein, Dachstein Mountains ** Mountainering, Dachstein massif, Dachstein massif FTP-G3W

Mountain climber taking a picture on mountain peak

Canada, Canadian Rocky Mountains, British Columbia (BC), Revelstoke, CMH-Heliskiing in the Revelstoke Mountain Resort Selkirks and Monashees

Alps mountains skiers cross-country winter

Snowboarding, Valdez, Alaska.

Mountain climber at Ortler Hintergrat, Ortlergruppe, South Tirol, border to Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Skier Canadian Rockies

Men ski touring, Columbia Icefields, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Mountain climber hiking up an icy snow-covered slope with backpack and climbing gear.

Italy, Rhemes-Notre-Dame, Benevolo, ski mountaineering

Climber ascends a steep mountain

Michael Rechberger ascending via the Ortler North Face, Ortler, 3905m, South Tyrol, Italy

Backcountry skiing Whistler British Columbia Canada

Ski tourers on the descent at Verborgen-Berg Ferner, behind summit Innere Sommerwand and Oestliche Seespitze, view into the valley of Oberbergbach, Stubai Alps, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Austria, Tyrol, Karwendel mountains, Mountaineers crossing snowfield

The Final Steps to the Summit of North America

Austria, Tyrol,¶ÿFemale skier at Hundskehljoch pass

Europe, France, French Alps, Haute Savoie, Chamonix, Aiguille du Midi, skiers on the Vallee Blanche off piste run

Woman hikes across frozen Black Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park

Italy, Trentino Alto Adige, Val Gardena, Dolomite Alps, Sella Ronda

Extreme skier jumping from rock

A hiker on a cloudy ridge in the French Alps near Chamonix

Ski tour, Mt. Duerrenstein, Hochpustertal valley, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

A group of freeriders go downhill in fresh snow. Alagna, Piemonte, Italy.

New Zealand, South Island, Arrowsmith Range. Rope team on the flanks of Pito Peak. (MR)

Skiers descending the Glacier Blanc in the Alps.

Young woman ski touring in the Selkirk Range near the Fairy Meadows backcountry hut, British Columbia, Canada.

High angle view of a person skiing, Mount St. Elias, Yukon, Canada

AUSTRIA, Tyrol, Silvretta mountain range,some cross-country skiers are hiking towards the Jamtal Joch pass

People snowboarding on snowcapped mountain against sky

Ski mountaineers climbing on snowy mountain, Val Gardena, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Alpinist pauses on a steep snow ridge high above the Chamonix Valley

Two men Powder Skiing in Dolomites, Italy

Cross country skier, Karersee area, Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy

Person Skiing @ Douglas Island Southeast Alaska Winter Scenic

young female mountain biker riding down scree trail in Kananaskis Country, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Man with snowboard climbing rocks on snowcapped mountain during vacation

A mother and her son resting on the slopes.

Austria, Arlberg, Albona, Persons cross-country skiing

Woman on ski tour standing in the Forcella Bella, Bosconero Group, Dolomites, UNESCO World Heritage Dolomites, Veneto, Italy

Man snowshoeing in Garibaldi Provincial Park

Woman on ski tour climbs up through steep gully to Predigtstuhl, Alpgartenrinne, Predigtstuhl, Lattengebirge, Berchtesgaden Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

A snowboarder catching some air at Mount Norquay resort, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Trekking sport activity in Italian alps vacation

man with touring ski climbing mountain in fresh snow

Alaska Ski Mountaineering

Backcountry extreme skiers along ridge Turnagain Arm Southcentral Alaska Winter in sunlight

Man traversing on skis, BC, Canada.

Glacier geology PhD student skis over the Brady Glacier, while pulling a sled of geophysical equipment.

Washington, Mount Adams. Hiker near summit of Mount Adams. (MR)

Skier hiking to the summit of La Capa on a powder day.

Heliskiing, Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.

Snowboarder standing on a mountain in twilight, Chandolin, Anniviers, Valais, Switzerland

Norway, Skier walking in snow with pole

Man doing yoga on snowcapped mountain during sunrise, Tyrol, Austria

Ice climbing on the Tasman Glacier in Mt. Cook National Park on the south island of New Zealand. We have extensive files of skiing, climbing, backpacking and scenics on the south island of New Zealand.

Woman on ski tour ascending to Mullner, Zillertal Alps in the background, Mullner, Zillertal Alps, Tyrol, Austria

Two mountaineers on a narrow snowy rocky ridge, Fensterl on the hiking trail to Ammergauer Hochplatte, in autumn, Ammergau Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Skiers boot pack with gear on their back up a steep slope to a notch in the Coast Mountains during the Spearhead Traverse in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.

Ski-lift, Tignes, Val d Isere, Savoie department, Rhone-Alpes, France

Snowboarding sport. Snowboarder making high jump in clear blue sky

Mountaineer in snow on the ridge of Stortinden, Svolvaer, Austvagoy, Lofoten, Norway, Europe

Ski mountaineers climbing on snowy mountain, Tyrol, Austria

winter woman ski sport fun travel snow board

Man hiking on snow covered mountain during vacations

Climbing on Mt. Washington near Tuckerman Ravine.

A silhouette of a man hiking beneath a full moon in the French Alps near Chamonix, France.

USA, Washington State. Two skiers traverse in fresh snow near Mount Baker Ski resort. (Editorial Use Only)

A mountain climber rappels off a peak

Skier pulling sledge near Cerro Torre, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

Climbers wearing headlamps climb Mount Baker as the sun rises

Hiker standing on top of mountain in winter

Alpinist rappels a short rock step on the Cosmiques Ridge

Austria, Tyrol, Female skier taking break at¶ÿHundskehljoch¶ÿpass

Climber on the summit plateau of Monte Amaro, Caramanico Terme, Majella National Park, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

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