Cross Country Skier Fall 2016 Jeremy Collins What is climbing for

What is climbing for

contributor George Koch traveled the Four Mountain Tour

Backcountry newcomers

Above the azure water of Laguna Invernada and beyond the toothy summit of Cerro Azul are a few thousand seldom-skied acres of the Chilean Cordillera

Cross Country Skier Fall 2016 Jeremy Collins What is climbing forFEATURES 2017 PERFORMANCE SKI TEST & GUIDE Over two weeks in March, Cross Country Skier sta , along with friends from the XC community, rallied togetherdespite Vermont's poor snow conditionsto conduct an on snow test of the best in what we're calling "performance" gear. We tested skis, boots and poles at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center on a 4 km loop of manmade snow combined with the dregs of the winter's natural precipitation. The big trend this year