Backcountry Skiing: Learn the Lingo
Do you love backcountry skiing? So do we. Here Young Explorer Jason Jaacks shares five terms every backcountry skier knows. What…
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Do you love backcountry skiing? So do we. Here Young Explorer Jason Jaacks shares five terms every backcountry skier knows. What would you add?
Jaacks recently explored British Columbia's Sacred Headwaters on skis and received a Young Explorer grant to document Washington's Elwha River after the historic removal of the Elwha and Glines dams in 2011.
See our picks for the world's best ski towns
Learn more about Nat Geo Young Explorer grants
Jaacks recently explored British Columbia's Sacred Headwaters on skis and received a Young Explorer grant to document Washington's Elwha River after the historic removal of the Elwha and Glines dams in 2011.
See our picks for the world's best ski towns
Learn more about Nat Geo Young Explorer grants

Backcountry Skiing: Learn the Lingo
Do you love backcountry skiing? So do we. Here Young Explorer Jason Jaacks shares five terms every backcountry skier knows. What would you add?
Jaacks recently explored British Columbia's Sacred Headwaters on skis and received a Young Explorer grant to document Washington's Elwha River after the historic removal of the Elwha and Glines dams in 2011.
See our picks for the world's best ski towns
Learn more about Nat Geo Young Explorer grants
Jaacks recently explored British Columbia's Sacred Headwaters on skis and received a Young Explorer grant to document Washington's Elwha River after the historic removal of the Elwha and Glines dams in 2011.
See our picks for the world's best ski towns
Learn more about Nat Geo Young Explorer grants
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