When the resort is tracked out, duck under the rope and head for the deep stuff. Just make sure you bring along the DAKINE Outtabounds Poles. These lightweight aluminum poles feature a tri-sectional design with a Posi-Lock twist adjustment, so you can fine tune them for the hike and the descent. Grab the molded rubber grips and stab through the deepest fluff on the way up with the huge powder baskets. Rugged steel tips grip on ice, if you can find it under all that snow.

Don't head outtabounds without these poles.