Winter is here – along with the soft crackling under your skis, the cold, the luxury of making your own tracks, carving your own lines, sharing them with friends – the best time of the year. BACKLINE tells stories of moments like these. Of the first light over familiar peaks, of solitude in the fog, of the cold and the warmth, of lines, gullies and slopes.They are different perspectives on the same pursuit, framed in subjective meaning, views on both small and grand ski touring adventures, on the many ups and downs. Ski touring is more than a sport. It is a school of awareness, of self-responsibility, of conscious outdoor living. No lifts, no noise, no hustle and bustle. Ski touring is a series of stages on a journey, a quiet conversation between the outer and the inner. You can scroll or flip through countless tour photos – perfectly staged, filtered, with summit poses, tips and pathos. But no picture, no catchy sentence can replace the feeling of setting off into the silence of morning and laying down your
