Examples of backcountry in a Sentence
he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry
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To access a plethora of mountainous backcountry trails, go east.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
When two campers in the Colorado backcountry thought they were being stalked by a mountain lion last week, Clear Creek County deputies decided to mount a rescue themselves.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The guides in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history led a group of backcountry skiers below avalanche terrain during dangerous conditions and traveled in a group large enough to potentially trigger the large slide, investigators concluded in a report released this week.
—Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
Exposing only one person at a time to avalanche terrain is an accepted best practice for backcountry travel.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
When two campers in the Colorado backcountry thought they were being stalked by a mountain lion last week, Clear Creek County deputies decided to mount a rescue themselves.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The guides in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history led a group of backcountry skiers below avalanche terrain during dangerous conditions and traveled in a group large enough to potentially trigger the large slide, investigators concluded in a report released this week.
—Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
Exposing only one person at a time to avalanche terrain is an accepted best practice for backcountry travel.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Backcountry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backcountry. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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