Backcountry Magazine 156 | The Backwoods Issue 30th Just how prepared are you

Just how prepared are you to face a night out in the cold

blown edges and broken headlamps

cutting-edge telemark bindings and Olympic-focused efforts are injecting fresh energy into a sport that's flourished most brightly beyond the spotlight

and it’s pretty simple

Backcountry Magazine 156 | The Backwoods Issue 30th Just how prepared are youOn the Cover: Caite Zeliff fell in love with the freedom of skiing as a kid in New Hampshires White Mountains. Eventually, the sport became her livelihood: first receiving a college ski racing scholarship, then chasing podium purses as a competitive freeride skier and, finally, becoming a sponsored professional athlete. At some point, the joy disappeared, but Zeliff is working to get it back. She says she found some of it on this day, skiing on the