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How COVID-19 Will Change the Future of Backcountry Skiing

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David Longdon
 David Longdon
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Topic starter May 30, 2020 4:19 pm  

Resort restrictions may unleash a flood of new users into the backcountry next winter

When ski resorts closed in March due to the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, many skiers would not be deterred from getting their turns. With unused season pass days snatched away, they took to the backcountry to get their skiing fix. Out-of-bounds dabblers and novices joined the dedicated backcountry skiers and showed up at trailheads in droves.

With the influx of backcountry traffic came trailhead crowding and parking issues, skier-triggered avalanches, new strategies from avalanche centers, and more than a little outrage from those choosing to abstain from the backcountry.


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