Backcountry Magazine 137 - The Deep Winter Issue Gift Subscriptions Mary McIntyre rarely plans spring

Mary McIntyre rarely plans spring ski trips

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Backcountry Magazine 137 - The Deep Winter Issue Gift Subscriptions Mary McIntyre rarely plans springFollow the higher calling with the Deep Winter Issue. Inside, we draw back the curtains on X Games expat Sammy Carlson to see how a park skier at the top of his game has turned into a backcountry devotee. But first, we learn how Tyson Rettie, a guide who lost his vision, is getting back on snow and bringing other blind skiers along. Then, former patroller Alex Armstrong reflects on how small mistakes can have massive consequences in the mountains.