Backcountry Magazine 122 - The 2019 Gear Guide Alpinist 55 the San Juan Mountains beyond

the San Juan Mountains beyond Telluride hold the country's most storied and dangerous OB terrain

The Sharp End The Golden Ages of the Now

we’ve dialed in the Gear Test Week formula

Joanne Urioste Sharp End

Yet despite the storms and bitter cold

Backcountry Magazine 122 - The 2019 Gear Guide Alpinist 55 the San Juan Mountains beyondThe story of the 2019 Gear Guide is one of transcending boundaries, from the unification of our ski and splitboard tests at Powder Mountain, Utah to the gear itself. This years best products excel beyond their categories to do more with lessthink powder skis that can rail on corduroy, fast transitioning splitboard bindings and AT boots without buckles. The 2019 Editors Choice Awards represent our picks that take that transcendence even farther. This