Backcountry Magazine November 2013 - The On Location Issue Backcountry Gear Guide

Backcountry Magazine November 2013 - The On Location Issue Backcountry Gear GuideVermont, Washington and Utah. Three states, out of 50, that are the most important, relevant and progressive backcountry skiing and riding regions in the U. S. Whether it's hush hush glade cutting in Vermont, Seattle's place as America's best ski town, or the birth of the Dawn Patrol in the Wasatch, the story lines depicted in this issue reflect the places where the sport is growing fastest. Also inside, Canadian correspondent Ryan Stuart dodges dog

Relationships with backcountry partners take work

Sled laps and slides in the Wasatch

Charlets have served as guides

demythologized legends and revisionist history

Skiers pushed splitboarders to hop on the quick-transition program

You decide

searching for light in a time of terror

3-6M 6-12M 12-18M 18-24M Body Width (inches) 9 3/8 9 7/8 10 3/8 10 7/8 Fits Baby Lenght (inches) 20-25 25-28 28-30 30-32 Fits Baby Weight (lbs) (lbs) 12-16 16-22 22-27 27-30

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WISDOM: AN UNINTENDED LEADER

It also produced some of the Northeast's most iconic ski trails

was no exception