The whole notion of "backcountry" seems like it has such a wide meaning to me. I wondered if some of you do certain things differently.
Do you wait for each other at way points on the route, or just go ?
Do you meet at the top, perform any rituals....
of any sort, then ski down together?
Are you a solo artist? little group? big group?
What's the normal tour scenario,.. or scenarios?
I have a few different types of BC days.
I have some lift assist side country/ BC days where I may find untracked goods close enough to the lift to never have to skin at all. Sometimes I do this alone or with a group. Sometimes these days are mixed with casual laps on the resort picking up friends and going back for more.
I also climb looking for steep fresh lines after a storm. This is usually tougher skinning and is for more of the hardcore buddys.
I also meadow skip on lower angle slopes where everyone goes at their own pace mostly and takes as many laps at they have in them...
They all feel like different days, with different danger levels and different skill sets, but all are BC skiing....
What's different about your typical BC outings?
Do you wait for each other at way points on the route, or just go ?
Do you meet at the top, perform any rituals....

Are you a solo artist? little group? big group?
What's the normal tour scenario,.. or scenarios?
I have a few different types of BC days.
I have some lift assist side country/ BC days where I may find untracked goods close enough to the lift to never have to skin at all. Sometimes I do this alone or with a group. Sometimes these days are mixed with casual laps on the resort picking up friends and going back for more.
I also climb looking for steep fresh lines after a storm. This is usually tougher skinning and is for more of the hardcore buddys.
I also meadow skip on lower angle slopes where everyone goes at their own pace mostly and takes as many laps at they have in them...
They all feel like different days, with different danger levels and different skill sets, but all are BC skiing....
What's different about your typical BC outings?
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