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THE TRANGO TANGO In 2023, Christina Lustenberger, Jim Morrison and Nick McNutt made an attempt to ski one of Pakistan’s Trango Towers, a well-known objective for alpine climbers, not skiers. It wasn’t successful, but it lit a fire, and a year later, Lustenberger and Morrison returned with climber Chantel Astorga. After three months at base camp, they pulled off the impossible with a successful summit and descent of the Great Trango Tower.
IGNORING CONVENIENCE According to environmental activist Robin Greenfield, “We need extreme people because, it’s just a simple fact, if nobody takes it to the extreme, then we never see that we can go to a further possibility.” In the ski world, no one better embodies that than Stratton Matteson, a professional splitboarder who spent five years forsaking gas-guzzling vehicles for a bike and pedaling upwards of 40 miles a day to trailheads around his Oregon home.
CONTOURS: HOKKAIDO When considering the perfect powder, endless supply of ramen and healing onsens, it’s obvious why Japan’s northern island is a bucket-list item for skiers. But, beyond the low-density flakes and hot springs, there’s a deep history of sliding on snow, starting with the indigenous Ainu people’s fur-lined birch skis and continuing with an Austrian military man, thriving university outdoor programs and a post-Olympic ski boom.

Backcountry Magazine Description:

Publisher: Height-of-Land-Publications

Category: Sports

Language: English

Frequency: 5 Issues/Year

Backcountry Magazine isn’t about defining boundaries, it’s about blowing them wide open. More people than ever are redefining their ideas of skiing and snowboarding, and Backcountry is their tool; a conduit and catalyst of the backcountry revolution. Each issue of Backcountry is packed with high-definition photography and stories, trusted avalanche safety skills and reliable, unbiased gear reviews. From freeskiing to touring, exotic destinations to backyard zones, the history of skiing to the cutting edge, we cover it all. In Backcountry, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Join us and imagine your Untracked Experience.