Backcountry Magazine 138 - The 2021 Skills Guide Mountain Flyer The following 2020 Editors’ Choice

The following 2020 Editors’ Choice Awards represent our picks for the best—in any category—this coming season has to offer

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Backcountry Magazine 138 - The 2021 Skills Guide Mountain Flyer The following 2020 Editors’ ChoiceLevel up your backcountry game with our fourth annual Skills Guide. In it, we talk to guides, avalanche instructors, ski mountaineers and outdoor educators to glean their best advice on eight essential skills. Improve your trip planning, sleuth better snow and more. But first, Brandon Blackburn shares his experiences of backcountry skiing while Black, David Goodman reflects on the history of touring in the Northeast and Ian McIntosh and Nick McNutt