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Backcountry skiing in the Balkans.

The range, the machine, and what a cat-ski week actually involves — for anyone deciding whether this trip is for them.

Articles

Worth reading before you book.

Explainer

What cat skiing is

How snowcat skiing works, what it gets you, what it costs you, and how it compares to a helicopter and a chairlift.

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The range

The Accursed Mountains

Geography, snowfall and wildlife of the range that crosses Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro — and why it holds so much snow.

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Practical

Before you go

Gear list, what the rooms are like, weather, currency and the numbers worth having in your phone.

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The practical pages.

If you have already decided this is the trip and want the detail, these are the ones to read.

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