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After an extended dry spell in B.C.’s Coast Range, a storm delivered, quickly followedby arctic temperatures. “Knowing t...
06/15/2026

After an extended dry spell in B.C.’s Coast Range, a storm delivered, quickly followed
by arctic temperatures. “Knowing this might be the window to get the goods, we
layered up and headed into the Whistler alpine,” says Guy Fattal. “It ended up being
the coldest day of the year, but with perfect snow and incredible light, every minute
out there was worth it.” Austin Ross stays warm by getting shoulder deep in a fresh turn.

📸: Guy Fattal () from Issue 165
⛷️: Austin Ross ()

After a string of avalanche fatalities in east Idaho, the Eastern Idaho Avalanche Working Group came together to identif...
06/12/2026

After a string of avalanche fatalities in east Idaho, the Eastern Idaho Avalanche Working Group came together to identify the problem, expand outreach, and help build a stronger culture of snow safety across the region.

Today, awareness courses, community partnerships, and expanded forecasting efforts are helping close a long-standing gap in avalanche resources.

Read the full story in Issue 166.

✍️: Erin Sprong Erin Spong
📸: Photos 1–2: Frank Carus
📸: Photo 3: Sophie Danison Sophie Danison

“We didn’t actually plan to shoot any ski action that day,” says Christoph Oberschneider. “When I saw the scenery with t...
06/10/2026

“We didn’t actually plan to shoot any ski action that day,” says Christoph Oberschneider. “When I saw the scenery with the trees casting long shadows, I knew I had to get a drone shot there with a skier.” Sandra Lahnsteiner-Wagner traces shadows outside Austria’s Gastein Ski Resort.

📷: Christoph Oberschneider (.oberschneider) from Issue 165
⛷️: Sandra Lahnsteiner-Wagner ()

The Oregon Glaciers Institute is documenting the state’s glaciers before they’re gone. Through photography, field resear...
06/06/2026

The Oregon Glaciers Institute is documenting the state’s glaciers before they’re gone. Through photography, field research and citizen science, the organization is tracking how rapidly these landscapes are changing—and what glacial loss means beyond the mountains.

2/6 in Issue 167’s glacier series.

📸: Jon Ellinger / TLT Photography, Courtesy Oregon Glaciers Institute
✍️: Tom Hallberg (.hallberg).

Learn how and when to call for help in our Mountain Skills column, "Mountain Rescue," published in Issue 165.✍️: Liam Mc...
06/05/2026

Learn how and when to call for help in our Mountain Skills column, "Mountain Rescue," published in Issue 165.

✍️: Liam McGee ()
📷: Courtesy Teton County Search and Rescue

While the precious metals might have run dry, Colorado’s North London Mill now offers another hot commodity: easy access...
06/02/2026

While the precious metals might have run dry, Colorado’s North London Mill now offers another hot commodity: easy access to high-alpine ski touring with a community-focused twist. Read the full story in Issue 164.

✍️: Heather Hansman ()
📷: Liam Doran (), Courtesy North London Mill Preservation

Ryan Stuart explores what it means to witness a landscape in transition. For skiers, glaciers are more than terrain. The...
05/28/2026

Ryan Stuart explores what it means to witness a landscape in transition. For skiers, glaciers are more than terrain. They are memory, movement, culture and a water source for communities around the world.

1/6 from the glacier series in Issue 167. Read the full story in print.

📸: Reuben Krabbe () and Ryan Stuart ()
✍️: Ryan Stuart

“A storm moved out that caked everything up just right,” says Lee Cohen. The next day he and Sam Cohen took advantage of...
05/27/2026

“A storm moved out that caked everything up just right,” says Lee Cohen. The next day he and Sam Cohen took advantage of the perfect conditions in the Alta, Utah, sidecountry.

📸: Lee Cohen () from Issue 165, The Photo Annual
🏂: Sam Cohen ()

On a clear day in Switzerland, Elena Hight dazzles amidst sparkling snow andgrowing shadows on Eggishorn.📸: Silvano Zeit...
05/22/2026

On a clear day in Switzerland, Elena Hight dazzles amidst sparkling snow and
growing shadows on Eggishorn.

📸: Silvano Zeiter () from Issue 165, The Photo Annual
🏂: Elena Hight ().

Marcus Caston has made a career of skiing for the camera, both stills and video. He is driven by the chance of capturing...
05/19/2026

Marcus Caston has made a career of skiing for the camera, both stills and video. He is driven by the chance of capturing perfection—when light, conditions, framing and real, good skiing collide—the kind that lands in print, even if the pages available are harder to come by. In our Wisdom column in Issue 165, he shares insight on capturing the illusive perfect shot.

Access the issue at backcountrymagazine.com/165.

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