Backcountry Magazine January 2017 - The Community Issue Cross Country Skier

Backcountry Magazine January 2017 - The Community Issue Cross Country SkierFEATURES BEACONS Without beacons, we wouldn't get very faron the mountain or off. They're a signal of safety and celebration, extending outward to bring us together a little more closely. To recognize that connection, we're showcasing five beacons across the bc community, including a researcher, a politician and a surgeon, whose work extends beyond the slopes to make each of their homes a little more vibrant. FROM GRANITE TO GRIZZLIES Last March, six

as reports of a missing hiker emerged on the news

Despite all the left-to-die scandals on other 8000-meter peaks

Chip Brown unboxes his shadow

whose youthful exploits resembled aspects of Carter's career

Splitboarding technology has come a long way

Kona Process 153 CB/CL

Airbags and Avalungs are both notable avalanche survival tools

To hone in on those enduring qualities

as the fighting in Kashmir subsides and the Karakoram Range reopens to the outside world

Tech Tip: Money Laundering

Over two weeks in March

Bard's longtime friend and colleague in guiding California's Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains