Published October 14, 2003 12:00AM

Tripping the white-light fantastic: Snowboarders in the French backcountry
SKI-MOUNTAINEERING: THE BEST LITTLE BACKCOUNTRY HUT IN CANADA
By Sam Moulton
DISTANCE SKATING: WINTER’S NEWEST EDGE
By Greg Melville
SKIJORING: A ONE-DOG OPEN SLEIGH
By Ethan Watters
SNOWSHOEING: STEPPING OUT INTO THE SAWTOOTHS
By Tracy Ross
SNOW MUCH FUN: ON AND OFF THE SLOPES AT TEN TOP RESORTS
By Philip D. Armour and Peter Oliver