Backcountry Skiing: Tahoe California Light Tours Guidebook

Backcountry Skiing: Tahoe California Light Tours Guidebook

Backcountry Skiing: Light Tours of Tahoe California
by Richard Bothwell
Sierra Avalanche Center
Beacon Guidebooks:
Colorado:
Berthoud | Buffalo | Cameron | CO Light Tours | Crested Butte | Loveland | Marble | RMNP | Silverton New Mexico: Taos Oregon: Mt. Hood Washington: Baker | Crystal | ONP | Snoqualmie | Stevens

Skiing is the greatest sport in the world. At least so in my biased opinion. It’s not just that I’ve yet to find an activity that matches the physical sensations of speed, air and three dimensional movement that skiing provides, but because it’s a lifetime journey of learning, challenge and novelty. But skiing isn’t a linear progression. Even as a professional, seeking only steeper and deeper isn’t a sustainable path. Whether it’s elevated avalanche danger or introducing others to the beauty of backcountry skiing; low angle, minimal exposure, mellow backcountry tours are an important arrow in your quiver of being in the backcountry. What Richard Bothwell provides in this book, is a quintessential guide to the areas and lines that open up everyone’s possibilities from beginners seeking a new skiing experience to professionals dodging avalanche hazards and terrain. Key reminders of slope angle, overhead hazard, access and approach information help plan your day in a holistic way. It’s a guidebook I’ve learned from and will use in helping select a day where I want to get my son out for his first backcountry ski day or when a legendary blizzard rolls through the Sierra but I still want to glide on snow.
Because that’s the beauty of skiing – there is joy in every aspect of it. From pushing your perceived limits, to gliding among the beauty of Tahoe’s crystal blue lakes and old growth pines, there is something to enjoy in every day of skiing and snowboarding.

Backcountry Skiing: Mount Hood, Oregon Guidebook

Backcountry Skiing: Mount Hood, Oregon Guidebook

Backcountry Skiing: Mount Hood Oregon
by Eric Schmidgall
Northwest Avalanche Center
Beacon Guidebooks:
California: Light Tours of Tahoe Colorado: Light Tours of CO | Berthoud | Buffalo | Cameron | Crested Butte | Loveland | Marble | RMNP | Silverton New Mexico: Taos Washington: Baker | Crystal |
ONP | Snoqualmie | Stevens

Mount Hood has captivated the imaginations of many in the Pacific Northwest for centuries. Named for a British admiral in the late 1700s, its native name has been lost to history. Lewis and Clark labeled Hood “stupendous” as they returned east on their epic journey, and that assessment rings true today. The first recorded ascent of Mt. Hood occurred in the 1850s, and the history of skiing on the mountain started with people on long wooden skis using them for transportation. The first recorded ski descent of the south side occurred in the 1920s, and skiing and mountaineering on Hood have been intertwined ever since. With the opening of Timberline Lodge in 1937, skiing on the mountain exploded in popularity. Mount Hood became renowned for backcountry skiing when Sylvain Saudan descended Newton-Clark Headwall on the east side of the mountain in 1971, a descent that heralded the arrival of “extreme skiing” in America. Backcountry skiing and riding has always been relatively popular on the mountain, as a stable snowpack and long season entice locals and tourists alike. As backcountry use has grown quickly in the past few years, Mount Hood remains a sought after destination for those looking for ski mountaineering descents, glaciers and hopefully – powder.
The author and publisher acknowledge that the land surrounding Mount Hood lies within the ancestral territories of several Native American tribes including the Multnomah, Wasco, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and the Confederated Tribes of the Yakama Nation, who have looked upon and lived on this mountain for thousands of years.

Castlewood Canyon State Park CO Rock Climbing Guidebook

Castlewood Canyon State Park CO Rock Climbing Guidebook

The Wood A Climber’s Guide to Castlewood Canyon
by
Mike Burdon

Colorado State Parks: Castlewood Canyon

Castlewood Canyon‘s first ever comprehensive guidebook with photos! This guide contains over 600 routes at 32 different crags, including over 60 new routes and many that had long been forgotten.

Last Chance Canyon Rock Climbing Guidebook

Last Chance Canyon Rock Climbing Guidebook

Last Chance Rock Climbs New Mexico Limestone
by
Stu Smith

Last Chance Canyon is a year round climbing destination hosting some of the best sport climbing in New Mexico in a beautiful remote area. Located in the Lincoln national Forest just north of the tiny “town” of Queen NM. With around 120 routes ranging from 5.easy to 5.13+ on over 15 crags. Two styles dominate this limestone area, technical face climbing on thin edges/fantastic pockets and Steep jug hauls out inspiring sweeping roofs.

Québec: Escalade Parc Régional du Poisson Blanc Guidebook

Québec: Escalade Parc Régional du Poisson Blanc Guidebook

by Socrate Badeau & Francis Beauvais
Poisson Blanc

La Forêt Ouareau Guidebook | Escalade Sainte-Émélie (Proximus et Sérénité) Guidebook | Mont Rigaud Rock Guidebook | Mont Larose (Weir) Guidebook

Voici un guide complet de l’escalade qu’on trouve dans le Parc régional du Poisson Blanc. Il y a longtemps que la grimpe se pratique sur le territoire, mais en 2016, suite à la demande des gestionnaires du Parc, ceux-ci ont établi une collaboration avec la FQME et à l’aide de plusieurs bénévoles ont procédé au développement de l’escalade sur les falaises du réservoir. Le résultat est ce qui se retrouve dans ce guide: cinq secteurs avec plus de 130 voies.
L’approche à l’escalade se fait uniquement par bateau et peut nécessiter jusqu’à 4 heures en canot pour se rendre. Il est donc commun de faire du canot-camping sur les îles aux sites désignés. Pour toute réservation ou information pour le camping vous devez vous référer au site du Poisson Blanc:  www.poissonblanc.ca
Il est essentiel de respecter la réglementation en vigueur dans le Parc. Y avoir accès et y grimper est un privilège, aidez-nous à conserver l’accès à ce site unique.
Bonne aventure!