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Hut Trips: How to, Heuristics, and Having Fun

Hut trips… This simple term evokes mental images of endless deep powder runs, quality time spent with friends, eating excellent home-cooked food, and living a life of backcountry simplicity solely centered around what skiing dreams are made of.   Of course, this is likely the general idea of what all of us are hoping for when we drop $1,000-5,000 on …

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Be Curious, Not Judgemental: A Mindset for Approaching Avalanche Incident Reports

All Photos in “Be Curious, Not Judgemental” Courtesy of Aidan Goldie-Ahumada The backcountry is a harsh and unforgiving learning environment. While Backcountry skiing is a uniquely thrilling and multi-faceted activity that can give access to stunning and untouched natural landscapes, interacting with avalanche terrain comes with inherent risks. Over the years, avalanches have indiscriminately claimed the lives of many people, …

Summer Splitboard Giveaway

Summer Splitboard Giveaway

We’re doing some factory cleaning and thought we’d show the Splitboarders some love with the Summer Splitboard Giveaway! We have tons of new stuff headed your way soon, so we’re letting go of some discontinued graphic splitboards. We’ll be picking two winners! Each recipient gets their choice of an in-stock board from the closeout page on our site. ⁠ To …

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Voile Straps Summer Adventure Photo Competition

What a summer it’s been so far! While we’ve been extra busy here at Voile HQ getting ready for this coming winter, we’ve also been making time to get out and enjoy this beautiful warm-weather season. We’ve loved seeing all of your latest Voile Strap uses via Instagram and now we want to see even more. So, to help stoke …

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22/23 Wandering Trails Scholarship Recipients

Each year the most challenging part of running this scholarship is having to select recipients from a pool filled to the brim with incredible applications. This year is no different! It’s truly amazing witnessing the bravery each athlete showed by sharing their stories with us. We couldn’t be more excited to announce Mai Li O’Keefe (Grand Prize) and Laura Wang …

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Project Ski Africa

Project Ski Africa: Chicken Jousting in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Location: ZAWIYA AHANSAL Village, Morocco  Big Mountain Objective 1: JBEL AZOURKI, 12,070 feet Equipment: Voile V8s (Telemark) and SuperChargers (AT) Project Ski Africa Cafe, sparkling water, and heat are the essential staples as we drive to our first ski destination of Jbel AZOURKI. Jbel means Mount and AZOURKI is the …

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Planning a Safe Backcountry Ski Tour: Avalanche Awareness and Navigation Basics

Planning a backcountry ski tour requires more than just picking a destination—it’s about managing risks, understanding avalanche hazards, and navigating with precision. This guide breaks down essential tour planning steps, from interpreting topographic maps and slope angles to incorporating avalanche forecasts and timing strategies. Whether you’re new to the backcountry or honing your skills, this article will help you create …