It’s not easy to bail on a line. Especially one you’ve dreamed about. Harder still to bail on your backup plan. So, Sophia Schwartz reframed her approach to these hard decisions—and left the mountains safe and happy despite turning back.
Mountain Skills: Plan Like A Pro
How an effective morning meeting can lead to better days out.
Gearbox: Avalanche Safety Gear
Skiers give a lot of credence to which beacons work best for them, with good reason, but what about the rest of your requisite avalanche safety gear? Is a shovel just a shovel, meaning any model works just as well as its competitors? In a word, no.
Filmmakers Launch Kickstarter for Upcoming “Advice for Girls” Movie
The “Advice for Girls” team hopes this film will inspire young girls to show up as their true selves and not let anything stand in their way. First, the filmmakers are asking for a little help to get the project over the finish line.
Among Other Things: Amy Jane David Finds Balance In Many Passions
Amy Jane David has wanderlust. She’s constantly moving, creating opportunities for herself as a sponsored athlete and budding ski film star while simultaneously helping others learn about the backcountry through her work as a guide and avalanche educator.
Mountain Skills: Learn From the Best
Good mentors aren’t always easy to find. Editor in Chief Betsy Manero shares insight from her mentor on what to look for.
Cascade Chronicler Lowell Skoog Makes History by Winning National Outdoor Book Award
The roster of awards Lowell Skoog has received for his 2020 book, Written in the Snows, rivals his list of pioneering routes in Washington’s Cascades, and no prize is bigger than the National Outdoor Book Award for historical writing.
Mountain Skills: Secondhand Stoke
With a bit of planning and foresight, you can take your ski photos from social media ephemera to memories you actually revisit. But, photographers say, don’t forget to have fun while you’re in pursuit of that perfect shot.
Page Turners: Eight Backcountry Books To Add to Your Collection
Books, those paper relics Gen Z skiers may have scant experience with, retain an innate ability to transport us from our reality to another. For tomes focused on the outdoors, that may be doubly true, as they depict in stark detail the mountains and experiences of other parts of the world. We here at Backcountry Magazine love a good book, whether it contains essays on the outdoors, photos from a lifetime spent in the mountains, or beta for our next trip. (We also love a good young adult fantasy novel.)
