Backcountry Magazine October 2014 - 2015 Travel Guide Subscription A note from the Editor

A note from the Editor in Chief

We polled our editors and contributors on their long-term outlook for the backcountry

it's called La Valle Invernada— The Wintered Valley

LAST COL: STAR BRIGHT

battle the requisite inner demons and test the brotherhood of the rope against the mountain of numbers

Backcountry Magazine October 2014 - 2015 Travel Guide Subscription A note from the EditorNeed a weekend to reset after a long workweek? Or is a weekend just not going to cut it? Our travel guide highlights 25 huts, yurts and lodges (and accounts of the accompanying terrain) for anyones schedule, ranging from a few days to a season. Contributors from across the U. S. disclose their favorite weekend, weeklong, monthlong and seasonal trips, from weekends at Mt. Washington to transcontinental snow travels. If thats not enough, we expose 21