Backcountry Skiing Moments

Scenes of skiers tackling snowy slopes, exploring backcountry areas under varying light conditions, emphasizing adventure and solitude.

A backcountry skier pulls a sled across Breinosa above Adventdalen, Svalbard at dawn.

Single backcountry skier ascending slope.

A backcountry skier pulls a sled across Breinosa above Adventdalen, Svalbard at dawn.

Ski slope, winter, ski area

Hiker standing on ice chunks

A backcountry snowboarder rides his sluff like a surf wave, Healy Pass, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Rope team mountaineering in a whiteout on the Kahiltna Glacier, Mt. McKinley, Denali National Park & Preserve, Interior Alaska, Summer

Man on summit of mount Zugspitze, Bavaria, Germany

man ski free ride downhill at winter season on beautiful sunny day and powder snow

A skier on the bare mountain region above the tree line, Harjedalen, Sweden.

Whistler Mountain Whistler British Columbia Canada

A female freerider crashed into the deep snow, hir boy friend is watching. The snow in ski resort Niseko United on the Japanese island of Hokkaido is so soft, it absolutely does no

Hiker on glacier Hike in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 11156076 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Mountain climbers walking over the Vallee Blanche glacier.

A backcountry skier digs a snow pit to test the conditions of the snow pack, Turnagain Pass, Alaska

young white man climbing to the top in patagonia argentina

A Snowboarder Places A Snow Block On A Jump On A Sunny Day At Cerro Catedral

A skier, Snaefell, Iceland

A climber belaying an ice route in fierce snow conditions on the Lone Ranger WI 3, Kananaskis Country, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Iraq War Disabled Veteran Climb, Mt. Rainier N.P., WA. Four climbers making there way down the dangerous slope. Rope team, blue sky and crevasses. Horizontal image.

Snowkiting, snowkiter, Mount Wasserkuppe, Rhoen Mountains, Hesse, Germany, Europe

A ski patroller throws a stick of dynamite while on his snow safety route Ski patrollers throw dynamite to trigger potential av

Freeriders in an area with deep snow during a snowstorm, Stubai Glacier, North Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Snowshoeing in Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.

Ski tour over the Brochkogeljoch, Ötztal Alps, Tyrol, Austria.

Norway, Troms, Lyngen Alps. Veteran Polar Explorer Norwegian Per Thore Hansen uses his dog sled team to cross the Lyngen Alps inland from Tromso in northern Norway. (MR).

Backcountry skiers at dusk on a small plateau in Svalbard.

A male backcountry skier digs out a woodshed buried by heavy winter snowfall.

Aerial view of a dogsled team dashes through the stark white snow, a dark silhouette against the pale landscape, Pudasjarvi, Finland.

A photographer photographs a skier

Winter camper building a snow wall.

North America, US, NH, Cross-country skiing across Second Connecticut Lake. Northern Forest. Winter sports. (MR)

Group of backcountry skiers taking break.

Mountaineering sport. Low angle view of man climbing glacier

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

Enjoying Snowboarding. Active Woman Looking Away in High Snowy Mountains. Spending Winter Vacation on Ski Resort. Happy Sportive Lifestyle.. Winter Vacation on Ski Resort

Foot_level perspective of skier skiing across the Torbert Plateau from the summit of Mount Talachulitna, Tordrillo Mountains, Winter in Southcentral

Person walking on a snow covered pathway, Graubuenden, Switzerland

Mountain climbers in a ground blizzard crossing Crean Glacier South Georgia Is Antarctic

Backlighting of a man with skis in a backpack

Ski mountaineers climbing on snowy mountain, Tyrol, Austria

young people having snowball fight fun

Backcountry skier skins across summit of Baldface, NH Mount Washington

Astonishing view of a skier at the foot of a ski slope

USA, Wyoming. Skier enjoys some fresh powder, Caribou-Targhee National Forest (MR)

After an afternoon of ice climbing, two men retreat down the glacial cirque of Tuckerman's Ravine.

Tourist skiing during a hike in the mountains, trekking, skier

Skier

Hiking man in Canadian mountains. Hike is the popular recreation activity in North America. There are a lot of picturesque trails.

Manaslu mountaineering expedition 2008, Nepal Himalayas: Sherpas recovering the body of a dead colleague.

Man attaches climbing skins to skis beside road in Yukon territory, Canada

Person skiing, Ilulissat, Greenland

Reportage with a ski patrol team at the Avoriaz ski resort in Haute Savoie, France. The team are responsible for marking out the ski slopes, providing first aid to skiers, evacuations on the slopes as well as off piste and controlled avalanches. The ski patrol team rescue a snowboarder who has injured his shoulder.

Man forming a snowball with black gloves in Oslo

A climber is ascending Mont Blanc.

Snowmobiler on Spencer Glacier near the top of Blackstone Glacier, Kenai Mountains, Chugach National Forest, Alaska

Winter: fun on the slope. - Skiers drive down a slope in the Austrian ski area of St. Johann im Pongau Snow Space Salzburg. The whirled snow seems to shine in the back light. St. Johann Salzburger Land Austria

Three snowshoe walkers run in the snow against the light, snowshoe tour to the Fellhorn, Reit im Winkl, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Rear view of a person carrying a snowboard

Woman Snowshoeing Fast

Climbers, Antarctica Antarctica

Russia, Arctic Circle Dive Centre, polar circle, White Sea, man preparing hole for ice diving

Ski boots in slope

A Man Skiing in the Himalaya on Mount Cho Oyu at 23,000 Feet.

A guided party of mountaineers rests while coming down from the summit of Mt. Washington via the Tuckerman Ravine Trail and the Lion's Head Trail on a windless and sunny day.

Man downhill skiing on ski slope

Low section of disabled boy with crutches walking on pathway

Skitourismus auf der Schneepiste in den italienischen Alpen *** Ski tourism at the Snow slope in the Italian Alps 1104309235

Man ice skating on snow covered landscape

Low angle view of skier breaking trail and leading rope team from a 8000_foot high camp on the Triumvirate Glacier to the Torbert Plateau to climb Mou...

Two skiers in snowstorm, New Zealand.

Snowshoeing on Big White Mountain, British Columbia, Canada

Training to correct slip on a slope or a glacier with the help of an ice ax. A young guide with a beard corrects and helps to learn how to properly slow the slip on the slope with the help of an ice ax. in the background there are observing climbers. Tra

Winter Ascent by Gondola the Gondola of a Chairlift Casts A Shadow on the slopes in Most Ski Resorts in Austria, The Ski Season Starts at the starting of mid-december and ends at easter St Johann Salzburger Land Austria

Two professional snowboarders and skiers explore and ski a crevasse / ice cave high up on the Pitztal glacier, Pitztal, Tyrol, Austria

Child foot

An Inuit hunter chops through sea ice.

Mt. Rainier Washington. Roped climbers. USA.

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

An angler on his way to his earmark spot of ice fishing in Minnesota world''s largest ice fishing tournament.

Two mountaineers climb rocks in fog

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A hiker wearing a pair of crampons walks on top of the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska. The Glacier has many small and large river systems running from within itself.

A glaciologist leads students to the foot of Rabotbreen, Svalbard.

Two climbers dig out their tent after a snowstorm covered them in 14k camp on Mount McKinley, Alaska.

Portrait of a Backcountry Snowboarder

Skiing in the Canadian Rockies

Canon snow on a Nordic ski trail in winter

Mountain hiking group with backpacks and trekking poles having hard climbing trip in winter snow storm

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Snowshoers, Hemmersuppenalm mountain pasture, Reit im Winkl, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

USA, California, Bridgeport, Mountain Warfare Training Center, United States Marine skiing up slope carrying backpack and sniper rifle

A male ski BASE jumper opens his shoot just before his safe landing.

Skiing in the Dolomite mountains near Falcade, Veneto, Italy, Europe

A group of people holds on to a wire line while combating the extreme wind and cold on the summit of Mt. Washington.

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