BACKCOUNTRY How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these backcountry tutorials to learn all about backcountry with WonderHowTo's collection of free how-to videos and articles, like Take off your telemark skins when in backcountry, Prepare to go backcountry skiing, and Convert any pack into an avalung avalanche safety pack.

You'll also find several great disaster preparation tutorials in the Disaster Preparation category.

How to take off your telemark skins when in backcountry

Take off your telemark skins when in backcountry

The Outdoor Bum shows you how to remove your skins without removing ...more

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How to prepare to go backcountry skiing

Prepare to go backcountry skiing

This video gives basic information about how to prepare yourself for winter back country skiing.

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Curated 1 year ago by undrH2O | Comments 0
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How to convert any pack into an avalung avalanche safety pack

Convert any pack into an avalung avalanche safety pack

Before this ski season, I decided to add one more avalanche mitigation ...more

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How to measure snow slope incline for avalanche safety

Measure snow slope incline for avalanche safety

Bill Atkinson demonstrating how to measure slope incline in the Otago ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by bird crick | Comments 0
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How to preserve your hydration bladder or Camelback

Preserve your hydration bladder or Camelback

Is your hydration bladder collecting mold? Here are 3 new solutions for common backcountry drinking problems--as explained by Backpacker ...more

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How to profile snow density for avalanche safety

Profile snow density for avalanche safety

Bill Atkinson from the Otago Polytechnic's Avalanche 1 course demonstrates how to measure snow density. The snow density is important for ...more

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How To Plan a Trip to Yellowstone

Plan a Trip to Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park is located mainly in Wyoming and contains over 300 geysers. This article will help you plan a vacation to ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How To Choose Snowshoes

Choose Snowshoes

Be ready to spend the money. It is not a good idea to buy cheap; not only will you be replacing the snowshoes quickly but it could well be a ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How to quick splint for lower leg fractures

Quick splint for lower leg fractures

Training video for quick splinting lower leg fractures and knee injury. Produced by the Willamette Backcountry Ski Patrol

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie Coué Arbuckle | Comments 0
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How to profile snow with a compression avalanche safety test

Profile snow with a compression avalanche safety test

Bill Atkinson from the Otago Polytechnic's Avalanche 1 course ...more

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How to survive an avalanche

Survive an avalanche

While the snow-covered mountains can be exhilarating, they can also be dangerous. Here's what to do to stay safe. You Will Need * An ...more

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BACKCOUNTRY (11 How-Tos)

Human Powered Ferris Wheel

According to Google's (albeit rough) translation from French to English: "A big wheel in India that does not work with an engine but using human power. Men throw themselves in front of the wheel ...

Make-It-Yourself LEGO Gummies

Turkey day is over, and you have this nice Friday-Saturday-Sunday stretch before it's back the daily grind. Here's a project that inspires both young and old: LeGummies brick shaped gummy candies ...

Geek-Shooting Rubberband Machine Gun

It's the idea that counts. This geeky rubberband machine gun is pretty sweet looking... but I wish it had a little more force. The gun can very quickly shoot (200!) rubberbands, but it just tumbles ...

4 Years in the Making: Insane Papercraft City

Tokyo art student, Wataru Itou, spent four long years crafting his meticulous paper city, entitled "A Castle On the Ocean".  The miniature papercraft city was constructed with ...

Jetman Flys Over Atlantic with DIY Wings - Plummets!

Yves Rossy, AKA Jetman, attempted to fly across the Atantic from Morocco to Spain yesterday. His homemade, jet powered wings "span 8 feet and are powered by four kerosene-fueled jet engines ...

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