Skiing in the backcountry, away from resorts, is an amazing experience that combines hiking, climbing, endurance, mountaineering, possibly camping, and of course, skiing on all sorts of terrain and snow. Usually you can cover even more ground on skis than you can during the dry months of summer, especially in our local mountains. Southern California provides us with a surprising amount of ski terrain, even in low snow years. This group is for everyone who currently skis the backcountry, and for …