Backcountry Magazine 143 - The Perspectives Issue Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (Downloadable PDF) GLACIER COUNTRY

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Backcountry Magazine 143 - The Perspectives Issue Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (Downloadable PDF) GLACIER COUNTRYOn the Cover: Not long after Nick Russell started riding in the backcountry, he became disheartened by filmmakers' creativity killing insistence on repeatedly attempting tricks on terrain features. He left that style of riding behind, seeking out big lines and remote peaks instead, but as he shows on this lip near Lake Tahoe, he's still down for a good slash on a good feature. [Photo] Andrew Miller THE PERSPECTIVES ISSUE DELAYED GRATIFICATION While