Print issue 2018
The weather apps will be sought again for advice, weather models will be debated, and experiences, know-how and hopes will be discussed at local bars.
Soon we’ll know whether the upcoming winter will give us plenty of white, fluffy treats or rather stay inactive and reserved. Last winter, St Peter had quite a good time with Mother Holle in the Alps. If we believe the Grimm Brothers, Mother Holle’s cushions were shaken diligently last year. We really hope that they had a lot of fun together, and in order to inspire Mother Holle and St Peter to let off some steam again this winter, we have selected many exciting stories from the Alps for this new issue of BACKLINE, but of course, we won’t let our friends of and from Scandinavia, the US, Canada, Argentina, and Georgia down either.
Many winter sports companies have done excellent development work in recent years and consistently differentiated their ski touring products according to the consumers’ needs and preferences. BACKLINE will carry out a comprehensive equipment test for the first time this winter and carefully test the strengths and weaknesses of the latest products for winter 2019/2020, which will be featured in the 2019 edition of BACKLINE.
In the future, we hope this will answer the numerous questions we receive regarding skis and touring equipment.
In addition to eight chosen, renowned testers, we are still looking for two more with the necessary experience.
Please check www.backline-magazin.com for details if you are interested and want to join us in the upcoming winter 2019.
We would like to wish everyone a safe and snowy winter, and of course lots of fun reading BACKLINE 2018.
Yours,
Spitzbergen / Svalbard · Trygghamna Fjord
"Welcome to Russia! Please note the telephone charges that will apply here: Outgoing calls 1.55 Euros per minute, incoming calls 1.55 Euros per minute." Despite the fact that Svalbard is under …
2018 · Fredrik Schenholm · 5 min
Kanada · Hankin-Evelyn Recreation Area (British Columbia)
It's early March and still full-on winter in central British Columbia. We are driving on a narrow, snowy road. It feels like complete wilderness, even though we are only 45 minutes north of Smithers …
2018 · Mattias Fredriksson · 5 min
Norwegen · Narvik Range
When you mention ski touring in northern Norway, most people think of the Lofoten Islands and Lyngen. Strangely enough, Narvik is practically unknown despite offering some of the best backcountry …
2018 · Mattias Fredriksson · 5 min
Georgien · Caucasus Range (Gudauri)
Georgia. The former Soviet republic includes mountain villages in the Caucasus as well as beaches on the Black Sea. It borders Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the southeast, Armenia to the south …
2018 · Sandra Lahnsteiner · 5 min
USA · Kichatna Mountains (Alaska)
I first skied in the enormous Alaska Range in 2012 with Chris Davenport and John and Jim Morrison. It was a wild, eye-opening experience on several levels. Not only was it my first time skiing in …
2018 · Christian Pondella · 5 min
Österreich · Arlberg Range (Albonakopf)
"The fact that everything has its time also means that everything needs its time." I know every bush and stone around the Albona in Stuben. My father took me on the ski tour to the Maroikopf when I …
2018 · Nadine Wallner · 5 min
Schweiz · Bernese Alps (Lauteraarhorn)
The trip to the Aar bivouac at the base of the Lauteraarhorn is one of the most beautiful in the Alps. The monumental scale of the terrain combined with its limited accessibility makes the area feel …
2018 · Ben Tibbetts · 5 min
Italien · Pala Group (Dolomiten)
There was a time when we always had snow. If there hadn't been any, something would have been missing, like in a bad dream. As the nights became increasingly longer, the children snuggled up in the …
2018 · Giovanni Spitale · 5 min
Österreich · Allgaeu Alps (Wilder Kasten / Lechtal)
It is the middle of winter. Bluebird, clear and freezing cold. The northern slopes are blessed with the most epic and stable conditions. Tobi Heinle, a ski guide from Lech, Hannes Namberger, a former …
2018 · Martin Fiala · 5 min
USA · Sierra Nevada
Teetering on the edge of a couloir, poised in the gap of a cornice, you are hanging in the wind and waiting to drop. The snow is immaculate, and the skies are blue. Clean granite walls frame the view …
2018 · Hans Ludwig · 5 min
Deutschland · Wetterstein / Karwendel (Isartal)
There is this mountain between the Wetterstein mountains and the Karwendel range. It's quite inconspicuous, yet it always attracts my attention when I drive south or back home again. Year after year …
2018 · Max Kroneck · 5 min
Argentinien · Cerro Crestón (Patagonien)
Patagonia, my home. And one of the few places in the world left that hasn't been explored entirely. High winds, pure nature, and excitement await you. We were set on a mission and drove more than …
2018 · Lucas Swieykowski · 5 min
USA · Olympic National Park (Mt. Olympus)
"Did you go to the top and ski it?", a six-year-old boy blurts as I exit the Olympic Mountains after eight days. When I tell him we most certainly did, he loudly declares, "I'm going to do that!" …
2018 · Jason Hummel · 5 min
Schweiz · Albula Alps (Graubünden)
Five exhausting days for a single summit that doesn't even have a name. However, this should turn out to be one of our most beautiful ski touring weeks. The ingredients: The Haute Route in Grisons …
2018 · Baschi Bender · 5 min
