Backcountry Magazine is all about skiing and snowboarding in the backcountry. Each issue of Backcountry is packed with high-definition photography and stories, trusted avalanche safety skills and reliable, unbiased gear reviews. They are always looking for Feature ideas, Destination stories for their On Location department, Profiles and Newsworthy items, Mountain Skills pieces and Accounts of avalanches and other mountain mishaps. According to their submission guidelines, they pay $0.35 cents per word.