How to Shop for Your First Backcountry Setup: Part 1

IntroSo, you want to get into backcountry skiing? Great, awesome, stoked! Just hand over your credit card, along with one of your non-essential organs–a kidney will do–and walk out of the ski shop with a shiny new kit and a whole bunch of debt. If you fill your virtual shopping cart with everything you “need” for backcountry skiing, that grand total number can be absolutely astronomical. That’s why we’ve put together this guide, to help you get set up, and sti