Backcountry Magazine January 2016 – The Fringe Issue

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Backcountry Magazine January 2016 – The Fringe IssueThis January, we're throwing out the backcountry status quo, like skinning for pow laps and seeking out well known zones, for the weird, wacky and fringe of the sport. From skinny ski epics to the last great monoskier, the Offbeat Issue transcends boundaries to capture the creativity and motivation of the off piste community. First in the Central Monashee Mountain Range, Kingfisher Heliskiing reforms heli skiing with their heli bump touring operation,

THE GREATEST MOUNTAIN

"But mountaineering literature is frequently written by those who have to come to terms with failure

Not to miss—Greg Petrics details a conservation restriction for caribou that's limiting some of the best—and safest—ski terrain in Québec's Chic-Choc Mountains

Seattle's place as America's best ski town

Maine's mega sidecountry explosion

to the PSOM guides and the merry band of Armadillos—and to the legendary "poetry-reciting Zen truck driver" Smoke Blanchard

difficulty and rapid

Lael Wilcox

Ayala returned to the region to establish a new big-wall route and to teach Saltoro how to lead

and Danny Kuzio investigates the future of Salomon's SNS binding system

Chris Van Leuven puts his faith in a finicky copperhead

with the highest scoring piece in each category winning our first ever Editors' Choice award

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