If the updates in this space have been a little spotty the last few days, it’s because I’m currently a couple hundred miles above the Arctic Circle in Norway’s Lyngen Alps, working on a backcountry skiing piece for my mates at Powder. Norway is the land of birch trees, and they gird the lower slopes of these peaks like a deciduous skirt. A few days ago, we were skiing on an island called Uløya and were in the bottom quarter of the descent in increasingly complex and wooded terrain when we temporarily lost one of our members. The birch were so thick, you couldn’t see more than 50 feet in any direct line, and it reminded me of the importance of methods of communication once you dive into the woods. Here’s the latest installment of 60-Second Expert with some reminders on how to stay connected when you can’t reach out and touch.