Friendly advice for those backcountry skiing first-timers and never-evers—What do you wish someone had told you when you started backcountry skiing? A text of termination dust landed on my favorite group chat. I know it’s only August (when I began thinking about this), and the photo was from 62 degrees north latitude, but nevertheless…
Backcountry Skiing: Thoughts on Getting Started
In this backcountry primer, the general ethos for making sweet turns like these is to focus on touring specific gear. You spend 90% of the day going uphill – touring is just that, touring. Photo: Alex Lee
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I can echo the sentiment about boots that fit. Also fitness touring inbounds can be a blast and a great place to learn about all your godly new toys without the stress of being in the wild.
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*godly new toys lol
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“Fiddly” new toys
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