Backcountry Magazine 118 - The Photo Annual Alpinist 56

Backcountry Magazine 118 - The Photo Annual Alpinist 56FEATURES KASHMIR CALLING Ski meccas come in all flavors, and Gulmarg, Kashmir holds the irrefutable title of most exotic, with everything from 3,000 foot bowls to assault rifles in tramcars. Ming Poon and Andrew McLean skin through the demilitarized Line of Control to learn more. EASTERN UPS & DOWNS The best of times, the worst of timeswinter in the Northeast embodies all that Charles Dickens wrote about in his iconic Tale of Two Cities opening line.

two friends recall airborne misadventures and encounters with luck in their attempts to fly a ski plane to the Pemberton Icecap

Karlo became the first woman known to complete an ascent of all three in December 2019

Riding Alone

Of Bikes and Beer: Fu Fighter

we profile 35 modern families who prove that backcountry is more than sport—it's life

The Exploration Issue presents far-flung locales that boast unique cultures and untouched peaks for those willing to make the journey

This has led some to claim that the cross country sprint started on American snow

And while many of the resorts didn't stick around

2021 GEAR GUIDE

MOUNTAIN ACCOUNT: WASATCH WITNESS

demythologized legends and revisionist history

That is until the Shoshone Sky People expelling them with wolverines