Backcountry Magazine 148 | The 2023 Photo Annual Alpinist 54

Backcountry Magazine 148 | The 2023 Photo Annual Alpinist 54With a wave of their wandsor long lensesphotographers capture their own form of magic. They frame skiers and splitboarders with back lit crystal tornados, sparkling sundogs and rimed trees in the background. In our 2023 Photo Annual, we bring you the enchanted moments that keep bringing us back to the skintrack. This year, we're celebrate the next generation of photographers and filmmakers conveying fresh perspectives. Anne Cleary walks the long

contributor George Koch traveled the Four Mountain Tour

the world still holds untracked ranges—if you know where to look

As casually as he earned this role

On Belay Paul Hersey pursues the fleeting icefields of New Zealand's Westland Tai Poutini National Park

The Boundless Issue covers the fresh and far-flung locations across the globe

why a French engineer quit a real job to build telemark bindings and what last season’s avalanche cycle means for this winter in the Alps

teach avy safety and backcountry skills to teens

that's a good thing

Mountain Profile: Latok To many climbers

1" (69 cm) and hip circumference 37

bard of the Golden Age

Fischer and Rossi team up to turn out a new binding system