Backcountry Magazine 126 - 2019 Skills Guide backcountry

Backcountry Magazine 126 - 2019 Skills Guide backcountryTHE SKILLS GUIDE PRACTICE AND PROGRESS Learning never stops, even for the most experienced. Whether for dialing in navigation, understanding decision making processes or learning new rescue best practices, there are courses, workshops and opportunities out there for backcountry travelers of all levels. And there's always more knowledge to share, too. This year's Skills Guide covers the full spectrum, from gear and classes oriented toward first timers

Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America

NEVER DOUBT THE RIDGE

wildlife woes and telemark's death (again)

The irrepressible Tami Knight highlights the climbs

STRAIGHT LINES: POWDER AND PERSPECTIVE

have weathered renovations and Alaskan storms

MOUNTAIN SKILLS: MANAGING RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY

100-mile traverse through the nearby Wind River Range

Art Director Mike Lorenz and Collins all brought up as possible characters for the cover

Names like Fury and Terror are apt descriptors of the Picket's high points

The Beijing Winter Games will take place February 4–20

meaning we're in the middle of the longest death throe on record