backcountry
Example Sentences
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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
The backcountry ski trip to the Frog Lake huts is described by Blackbird Mountain Guides as a way to access “some of the best backcountry skiing terrain in North Lake Tahoe.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Three guides from the Blackbird Mountain Guides, who were leading the group back from a three-day backcountry skiing expedition, were killed in the avalanche, according to the company.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 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
The cabin, just inside the boundary of De-nali National Park, had been stocked with a small amount of emergency food, bedding, and first-aid supplies for the use of backcountry rangers on their winter patrols.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
