Backcountry Magazine February/March 2013 - Sidecountry Special Report hats

Backcountry Magazine February/March 2013 - Sidecountry Special Report hatsWhen the National Ski Areas Association published an editorial titled Theres No Such Thing As Sidecountry, we knew we had to join the resort accessed backcountry discussion. So we put together this issue to investigate the good, the bad and the ugly of sidecountry ridinginside, youll find everything from where to go to whom to hire, what to bring and what you need to know. But this issue goes far beyond resort gates, too. Canadian correspondent Ryan

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who explore the legends and communities swirling like unsettled snow around the summits of Nanda Devi

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Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction

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we saw technical growth in lighter-than-ever skate skis

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As AT gear improves

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Lessons of the Alps: Two American receive an education in the Swiss  backcountry Smoke and Rails: Rebirth of the Ski Train Gear: