CHASING WINTER ACROSS HEMISPHERES, A BACKCOUNTRY GUIDE DISCOVERS THAT THE SNOW THEY DEPEND ON IS TIED TO AN INVISIBLE ENERGY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN, ONE RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF BOTH MOUNTAIN REGIONS. AS THEY QUESTION THEIR OWN CARBON FOOTPRINT, THEY BEGIN TO UNCOVER THE FAR LARGER FOSSIL FUEL SYSTEMS DRIVING THE LOSS OF THE MOUNTAINS THEY LOVE.