Backcountry Magazine November 2016 - The Family Issue Alpinist 61 This year the entire snowboard

This year the entire snowboard review is devoted to splits—19 in total—a testament to the sport's explosive growth

THAT GUY: LUC MEHL

Mountain Profile: The Aiguille du Dru Part I (1878–1955) Perhaps more than any peak in the Mont Blanc massif

How one Adirondack skier is changing one big park

Yet skiers have visited every snowy range across the world and technology and crowding are shrinking the mountains

Backcountry Magazine November 2016 - The Family Issue Alpinist 61 This year the entire snowboardFEATURES ON LOCATION: CRESTING THE COAST Tucked in British Columbia's Coast Mountains, McGillivray Lodge stands as one of the oldest operating backcountry lodges in the entire province. The Andrews family, who started renting the lodge in the '70s and eventually purchased it, now use McGillivray as home base for their guiding operation, Whitecap Alpine. Christmas week, however, is always reserved exclusively for the family. A FAMILY AFFAIR: FROM