LEXICON: backcountry travel

Travelling, most often by rider power through terrain that is beyond resort boundaries and is not patrolled or avalanche controlled. Freeriders most often choose split boards or skis with skins to move through the backcountry. In North America the use of sleds is also common but not in most European mountains. In addition the backcountry can be accessed by helicopter but this access varies from country to country, heli access is not traditionally associated with Backcountry travel as it’s not moving ‘through’ the terrain.