On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:32:06 -0500, gr
wrote:

Most folks in this area (Rochester , NY, where there is no snow)consider
anything that is ungroomed to be backcountry like!

Also, "backcountry" seems to me to be mostly a north american
expression. In europe the usual expression is "off piste", which can
encompass anything from just the other side of the rope to a days
hike.
--
Champ