onX Backcountry Blog

Here’s a rundown of how onX Backcountry can help you find a campsite to fit any adventure.

The following is an outline for planning an adventure in the Grand Canyon traversing the popular Rim to Rim to Rim route via the South and North Kaibab trails. 

Learn about how you can capitalize on spring without degrading the natural environment.

Spring is in the air which means one of our favorite things: desert season is right around the corner. The American West has a diverse array of desert terrain throughout Colorado, California, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Whether you’re exploring slot canyons in Zion, arid hikes in Joshua Tree, or the white sand dunes of New Mexico, spending time in vast desert landscapes invokes a sense of wonder that we all crave. 

Resort skinning is one of the fastest growing segments of the ski industry, and many ski areas are working hard to accommodate the rapidly growing interest in uphill skiing with designated uphill routes that allow skiers to safely travel up the mountain. 

This past season, onX Backcountry changed my life.

Whether the avalanche danger is high, you’re getting into backcountry skiing, or just getting older, backcountry touring on low angle slopes can be a glorious way to spend the day.

onX is committed to access and stewardship of public lands. In this latest blog we summarize our efforts to ensure that for generations to come.

Shut off the alarm, grab your coffee, and open onX Backcountry—it’s time to check the avalanche forecast.

Teton-based adventure photographer Katie Cooney, teamed up with five other ripping skiers to create the trip of a lifetime—a hut excursion in the backcountry of their home zone.

Ski-in ski-out backcountry skiing? Yes, please. Not much compares to waking up in a toasty yurt next to a wood stove and sipping pre-dawn coffee in the middle of the wilderness.

Five women head into the Wyoming backcountry and find inspiration and patience during an unexpected spring storm.