Backcountry Magazine 148 | The 2023 Photo Annual gift sub

Backcountry Magazine 148 | The 2023 Photo Annual gift subWith a wave of their wandsor long lensesphotographers capture their own form of magic. They frame skiers and splitboarders with back lit crystal tornados, sparkling sundogs and rimed trees in the background. In our 2023 Photo Annual, we bring you the enchanted moments that keep bringing us back to the skintrack. This year, we're celebrate the next generation of photographers and filmmakers conveying fresh perspectives. Anne Cleary walks the long

Like Magic: James Bleakley's Love for the Torch

Cole Pearn goes fast

and the tech that has changed the game

Shawnté Salabert seeks the late guidebook author R

meaningful to the participants

Images by Regina Nicolardi

after grieving the losses of too many friends

this style offers top-quality grip and superior comfort thanks to the Air Link Temple System that features elastomer shock absorber inserts at the end of the temples

Peggy Shinn describes the ridiculously epic workouts that some U

That focus drives competition

SUN VALLEY

Herrmann first saw Bruchez’s famous hop turn