Backcountry Magazine 152 | The 2024 Gear Guide Alpinist 57

Backcountry Magazine 152 | The 2024 Gear Guide Alpinist 57On the Cover: Skier Piers Solomon and photographer Oskar Enander first teamed up over a decade ago to shoot around Engelberg, Switzerland. Over the years, the pair have gained fame as a photographer skier duo, which has allowed them to travel the world chasing snow, light and steep mountains. While theyve become ski household names, some things havent changed. Solomon still knows how to drag the hip, Enander continues to capture that magic and their

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With texts from Peter Haan

For powder seekers

Hansi Johnson followed the US Women's Cross Country team to Lahti

the mountains as we perceive them are in perpetual fux

We devour yarns about how much it really snowed that day

Mountain Flyer is the top resource for fat-tire cyclists

on the Portuguese island of Madeira

-based splitboard test out there

Off Belay Kieran Brownie re-creates the Sword of Damocles

Mei Ratz recalls a “beautiful day" with her dad

John Hessler explores a more elusive quest: the struggle of cartographers to capture actual