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Backcountry Magazine February/March 2013 - Sidecountry Special Report Jeremy Collins Here are eight must-haves toWhen the National Ski Areas Association published an editorial titled Theres No Such Thing As Sidecountry, we knew we had to join the resort accessed backcountry discussion. So we put together this issue to investigate the good, the bad and the ugly of sidecountry ridinginside, youll find everything from where to go to whom to hire, what to bring and what you need to know. But this issue goes far beyond resort gates, too. Canadian correspondent Ryan