How to Use backcountry in a Sentence

backcountry

noun

• Keep the backcountry revs around 7,000 and it’s a fun bike in the canyons.
  — Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2020
• The Buck Mountain Loop is a great way to see a big chunk of the backcountry.
  — oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2023
• The two would camp in the backcountry for weeks at a time, tracking the movements of wildlife.
  — Josh Lew, Treehugger, 8 Mar. 2023
• This recipe is a great way to spruce up a go-to backcountry meal.
  — Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online, 31 May 2021
• The black color shows no dirt and looks great in the backcountry or city.
  — Emily Reed, Outside Online, 1 July 2018
• The two then doubled up and rode out of the backcountry, the avalanche center said.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
• There's the wild: in treehouses or in a tent in the backcountry.
  — Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer, 16 May 2022
• The avalanche was the deadliest in the U.S. since four backcountry skiers were killed in Utah two years ago.
  — Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
• The officer said a group of backcountry skiers was caught in the avalanche.
  — Fox News, 2 Apr. 2018
• If your heart is set on the backcountry, book a guide and try ski touring.
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
• The men were able to walk out of the backcountry on their own, officials said.
  — James Leggate, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2020
• Tim Durtschi spends much of his winters in the backcountry.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2021
• The area around the site of the attack is being closed to backcountry travel for one week.
  — Andy Rose, CNN, 24 Aug. 2021
• The north section is for the more backcountry hiker and offers more than 60 miles of trails.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 16 June 2023
• Hundreds of miles of roads and trails opened wild backcountry.
  — Michael Childers, The Conversation, 1 June 2021
• Below is the gear that Ramsay uses to keep safe and make the most of his time spent in the backcountry in the winter months.
  — Katie Bradish, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
• My time in the backcountry right now consists of shorter trips though.
  — WIRED, 1 Nov. 2023
• An avalanche watch is in effect for the backcountry areas in the Greater Lake Tahoe region due to the new snow and strong winds.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
• Who knew the practice would need to extend to backcountry climbers as well.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
• After the attack, the man hiked out of the isolated backcountry near Dubois, Wyoming and called 911 for help.
  — Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 9 Aug. 2023
• Want to arrange a sushi chef to fly in to a backcountry airstrip for a night with a cooler of fresh sashimi?
  — Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2022
• Some of the backcountry around Lake Tahoe was also closed Thursday for at least a month.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2021
• Three heli-skiers caught in a large avalanche in the Alaska backcountry are feared dead.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
• There are a number of ways to carry handguns in the backcountry, each with its pros and cons.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2020
• Part of this work was the construction of the backcountry shelters.
  — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2024
• Others tuck away in the backcountry in tents, limited to stays of two weeks at a time.
  — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
• Even in the backcountry, the snow's crust holds us up, reflecting warmth and inviting us to float above it on skis and bikes.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2018
• In the park’s backcountry, on the other hand, 16 trails and service roads remain closed.
  — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Aug. 2021
• In the summer two years ago, Schmitt was welding in the backcountry when Buddy’s urgent barking forced him to turn around.
  — Angelina Liu, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• That former ski area closed in the 1980s, but is sought out by backcountry skiers, who GM hopes will keep Lostfork hopping come wintertime.
  — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 11 July 2025