Author: Amanda Keohane

AMC Outdoors inspires people to engage in outdoor conservation and recreation through meaningful stories.
Split For The Hills: Where To Splitboard In The Northeast

/ 2 minute read This season, try your hand at a winter sport that combines the aerobic challenge of cross-country skiing with the powder-fueled rush of backcountry snowboarding: splitboarding. The sport was invented in the early 1990s by a Utah skier and avalanche forecaster, Brett Kobernik, who wanted to climb mountains on skis and descend on a snowboard. Tinkering […]

8 Blue-Blazed Snowshoe Hikes off the Appalachian Trail

/ 4 minute read The Appalachian Trail (AT) cuts an iconic, white-blazed path along the eastern United States, but did you know those 2,190 miles are the spine of a far more complex trail system? Thousands of miles of blue-blazed side trails add to a network offering some of the region’s best hiking in any season. Strap on your […]

5 Breathtaking Backcountry Ski Adventures

/ 4 minute read If you want to experience the true wildness of winter in the Northeast, strap on your skis and slip into the backcountry. Here are five choice picks to get you started, from the tranquil Maine Woods to New York’s highest peak. For more on these and many other winter adventures (50 in total), check out […]