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Intro Intro
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Moments Moments: AK Turns
Jeremy Nobis’s radical descent of an Alaskan peak rocketed big-mountain skiing into the modern era of fat skis and monster drops
20
Feature Sugar High
The Kendal mint cake has fueled some of the world's great expeditions
24
Feature Why I Ski in a Tutu
Hint: It's not because backcountry is a ballet, though it is that, too
26
Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
28
Feature The Revolution Will Be Hard, Fast, and Frozen
In the new world of unreliable snowfall, ice skates offer a swift and sublime form of backcountry travel
42
Feature Sleeping with the Storm
An overnight exploration of Cold National Park, accessible to everyone
52
Feature The Coolest Cats
They revolutionized snow travel from Antarctica to the B.C. backcountry, and now Tucker Sno-Cats are a collector's item
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Feature Winter Fortress
The nationalistic siege tactics that dominated the early days of high-altitude mountaineering are back as climbers chase the last big prize—K2 at its coldest
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Feature Sound Effect
When the joy of being alive takes over with a shout
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Feature A Grammar Based on Necessity
Stone structures can save a traveler's life, lead a hunter to food, and offer solace to a spirit seeker. They are inuksuit, the Arctic's vivid language in rock
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Feature Requesting Greenland
Skiing north to investigate the line between mystery and revelation
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Feature The Reckoning
North America's mountain community begins to face the emotional cost of avalanche trauma—and, with hope, heal
110
Three Square Three Square
Whether at the cabin or at home, these hearty meals will keep you warm all season long
116
Portfolio Portfolio: Beneath a Cold Horizon
Drawn to water at an early age, he found his vision below the ice of the Great Lakes
128
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