Pro skier Ingrid Backstrom is known for shredding big lines and laying down standout video segments for Matchstick Productions. The Squaw Valley local runs a similar setup whether she’s skiing on her home slopes or getting dropped from a helicopter at the tops of some of the world’s most daunting peaks. Click through her setup below. Follow her on Twitter @ingridbackstrom For more info on the trip we took with Ingrid, click HERE.
Run What You Brung: Ingrid Backstrom
Ingrid’s gear picks for heli-skiing the Andes
By Gavin Gibson
posted: 08/20/2012
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