Backcountry Magazine September 2015 - 2016 Gear Guide BCMFEATURED Afghanistan hosted some of the

Afghanistan hosted some of the world's most accomplished alpinists

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Backcountry Magazine September 2015 - 2016 Gear Guide BCMFEATURED Afghanistan hosted some of theThe 2016 Gear Guide is here. And with 77 skis, 21 splitboards and almost every backcountry specific boot and binding out thereand Editors Choices in each of those categoriesthe Gear Guide has everything youll need to ski, ride and tour this winter. For two weeks in March, our 80 person team of skiers and riders descended upon Powder Mountain, Utah and Crested Butte, Colo. to shred, assess and rank more than 400 skis, splitboards, boots and bindings,