Maps like slope angle shading, topos, and satellite imagery can help you plan safer backcountry tours—if you know how to use them. Learn a few ways you can use maps as one more tool to mitigate risk and help you avoid avalanches this winter.
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Drew Zieff
Drew Zieff
Drew Zieff is a freelance journalist and writer and the snowboard test director at Backcountry and Outside Magazine.