Backcountry Magazine 150 | The 2023 Skills Guide Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (Downloadable PDF)

Backcountry Magazine 150 | The 2023 Skills Guide Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (Downloadable PDF)On the Cover: Photographer Bruno Long says Ian McIntosh is "the man with a master plan," even on down days in Alaska. McIntosh spotted this cave from their prop plane on the way to camp and led the crew there after bad weather and worse snow conditions foiled their ski plans. These days, McIntosh is capitalizing on his leadership skills and ski experience as he pursues his guiding certifications through the Canadian Ski Guide Association, a career

its ups and downs too

One family's off-the-grid lifestyle at Lost Trail Lodge near Truckee

It's all fun and games until someone gets their bellybutton pierced

And what benefits might it bring to skiers in the long term

still pursuing innovative forms of alpinism

and invited you to come for a visit

A father and son hit the skintrack

that's a good thing

Splitboard Boots & Bindings

Hayden Kennedy pitched Alpinist a story on what he saw as the endangered art of the topo

A ski expedition to British Columbia's highest peak

the Meidjo