Backcountry Magazine March 2017 - The Generations Issue hoodies

Backcountry Magazine March 2017 - The Generations Issue hoodiesThe thick of winter is a perfect time to reflect on whats already come and whats on the horizon. This Marchs issue does just that, celebrating skiing and ridings past while examining what the sports future may hold. We head to southwestern Colorado, where, after 15 years, Silverton Mountain is growing up and dealing with some heated controversy in the San Juan Mountains. Then we explore Utahs strangest range, skiing among the states newest yurts high

Bikepacking in Zanskar

Athletes- Darrell Finlayson

six military veterans headed into Yellowstone National Park as part

Elsewhere in the issue

with Sand A few stark colors define the landscape of Sedona

Combining rational and emotional decision making

" Letters One reader reflects on "The Secret of Silence"

and most people think of Whistler

To learn what this team has in store for its fourth season

Inside Alpinist 62 are more than 114 pages of words and images that examine both historical and modern mountaineering from a wide range of perspectives

Paul Maxim and Dave "Zappa" Austin reflect on a great (and strangely lesser-known) alpinist who remained enigmatic to everyone

Stillness and Storms A little more than a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall