by todd | Jul 15, 2023
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.
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by todd | Feb 1, 2023
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.
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by todd | Nov 3, 2022
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.
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by todd | Sep 21, 2022
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!
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by todd | Aug 3, 2022
Backcountry Skiing: Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado
by Mike Soucy
Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Beacon Guidebooks:
California: Tahoe Light Tours Colorado: Berthoud Pass | Buffalo | Cameron | CO Light Tours | Crested Butte | Loveland | Marble | Silverton New Mexico: Taos Oregon: Hood Washington: Baker | Crystal | ONP | Snoqualmie | Stevens
“The Park,” as locals know it, is home to some of the most diverse, accessible ski terrain on the Colorado Front Range. The Continental Divide creates a North-South backbone through the Park, and the glacier-carved east side offers long valleys of leeward terrain all the way to timberline. The Park holds the highest concentration of ski mountaineering terrain in the Front Range. Steep, dramatic scenery awaits as soon as you break into the alpine. Here, you will find options from entry-level to expert, from couloirs to alpine bowls. When the challenging midwinter weather or shallow early-season snowpack keeps you below the Continental Divide, fear not. Near- and below-timberline glades and gullies offer adventures in every valley, limited only by your curiosity for exploration. If you’re up for a more social affair, take a lap or two at Hidden Valley, a now-defunct ski area (1955–1991) which has become a gathering spot for everyone from new visitors and families to locals and skimo trainers. The spring months bring a deeper snowpack, more favorable weather, and the opening of Trail Ridge Road, which happens on Memorial Day Weekend in typical snow years. Topping out at over 12,000’, this is the highest paved road in Colorado and gives spring and early summer skiers great access to high alpine terrain. Mount Cumulus, Flattop Mountain, Hallett Peak, Longs Peak, McHenrys Peak, and many others offer classic high summit ski descents for a range of ability levels. April and May are often prime months for these objectives; you can still ski from the parking lot and often have the choice between cold snow or corn. In this first edition, we’ve compiled a list of the classic tours and descents the Park is known for, and included a few lesser-known objectives to spark the veterans’ curiosity. Routes and descriptions have been ground-truthed, vetted for accuracy, and supported by photography in order to provide a reliable planning and decision-making tool for your adventures. Enjoy!
The author and publisher acknowledge that the land described in this atlas is the ancestral home of the Hinono’eiteen (Arapaho) and Núutsi-u (Ute) peoples, who lived on these lands for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. The Arapaho traveled from the plains to and from what is now the east side of RMNP, while the Ute tribe lived along the west side and around what is now Grand Lake. They would also make seasonal trips back to the plains, traveling over the Continental Divide using what we now call the Ute Trail. Oliver Toll’s Arapaho Names and Trails is a great resource for learning more about the history of this land.
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