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The backcountry of the French resort area offers luxury home buyers a more laid-back, rustic feel.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

I do look forward to taking them backcountry skiing come winter.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Inside he found a hidden camera feeding a vast surveillance network that logs the license plate of every driver passing through this stretch of remote backcountry between San Diego and the Arizona state line.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2026

The group of 15 — four paid guides and 11 trip participants — were at the end of a three-day backcountry skiing trip to the Frog Lake huts when the avalanche occurred.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

Only 3 percent of Shenandoah’s two million annual visitors go more than a few yards into what is generously termed the backcountry.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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