Backcountry Magazine February 2012 Gift Subscription SEA TO SKY TO SKI

SEA TO SKY TO SKI

Fifty years after the passage of the Wilderness Act

EDITOR'S NOTE: TICKET TO RIDE

Sharp End An atlas of vanishing landscapes

Backcountry Magazine February 2012 Gift Subscription SEA TO SKY TO SKIFEATURES GLACIER COUNTRY SNOW GHOSTS AND SLOGGING IN MONTANA Often called the "crown of the continent," Glacier National Park contains some of the wildest, steepest and most beautiful peaks in North America. BCM editors Drew Pogge and Simon Peterson visit Montana's sleepy NW corner to tour the harsh eastern side of Glacier, and sample creamy powder and easy access in the Whitefish Mountain sidecountry. Along the way, they meet a colorful cast of