Backcountry Magazine 124 - The Photo Annual Cross Country Skier France last April to ski

France last April to ski for three days in the shadow of skiing's biggest risk taker

But this issue isn’t just a compilation of photos

This privately owned park has three giant shuttle trucks and a slew of rad trails

makes a couple splitboards

Swapping Terrorism for Tourism—A Solution

Backcountry Magazine 124 - The Photo Annual Cross Country Skier France last April to skiThis years Photo Annual is all about escapismaway from ever refreshing pow shot feeds and into a celebration of the beauty and timelessness of our sport. To hone in on those enduring qualities, editor in chief Tyler Cohen explores the complete history of telemark and its unassailable link to backcountry skiing. From the turns origins in 1800s Norway to the explosion of the sport in the U. S. throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s, this story captures the