Section 12: Backcountry skiing bibliography


12. Are there any good books on the subject?


12.1 Skiing technique books

o Steve Barnett, Cross Country Downhill and Other Nordic Mountain
Skiing Techniques, 3d ed., Globe Pequot Press, 1983.

o Vic Bein, Mountain Skiing, The Mountaineers, 1982.

o Peter Cliff, Ski Mountaineering, Globe Pequot Press, 1987.

o Allen O'Bannon & Mike Clelland, Allen and Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book, Chockstone Press, 1996, 1st ed.

o Lito Tejada-Flores, Backcountry Skiing, Sierra Club Books, 1981.

o Paul Parker, Free Heel Skiing, The Mountaineers, 1995.


12.1 Ski mountaineering history books

o Lou Dawson, Wild Snow : A Historical Guide to North American Ski Mountaineering, 1997, Hardcover: Amer Alpine Club, ISBN 0930410688, $40. Paperback: The Mountaineers, $24.95, ISBN 0930410815


12.2 Periodicals

Periodicals that may interest readers of this FAQ include

o Backcountry Magazine 7065 Dover Way Arvada, Co. 80004 303-424-5858 bcskimag@AOL.com

o Couloir Magazine - PO Box 2349 - Truckee, CA 96160
Ph: 530-582-1884 Fax: 530-582-1866
website: www.couloirmag.com -OR- www.earnyourturns.com

o CrossCountry Skier Magazine

o Powder Magazine


12.3 Internet Locations

See the avalanche section of this FAQ for avalanche specific sites

o Backcountry Magazine:

o Couloir Magazine:

o Orwad Village -- Telemark skiing:

o Telemark tips:

o Books:


12.4 Some guide books (sorted by location)

The Alps

o Baud, Les Trois Vallees: Off Piste, Vamos, 1991.

o Paul Parker, Grande Traverse & The Mont Blanc Tour, Diadem Books London, 1986

o Labande, Haut Valais Randonnee Ski Guide, Olizane, 1992 (in French)

o Labande, West Switzerland Randonnee Ski Guide, Olizane, 1986 (in French)

o Roberts, High Level Route: Chamonix, Zermatt, Saas Fee, West Col, 1991

o Steiger, Val D'Isere/ Tignes Off Piste, Vamos Publishing, 1991 (in French with English translation)

California

o Daniel Anderson, Ski Tours in Southern California, 2000. web

o Tim Messick, Cross Country Skiing in Yosemite, 2d. ed., 1999.

o Howard Weamer, The Perfect Art: The Ostrander Hut & Ski Touring in Yosemite, 1995.

o John Moynier, Backcountry Skiing California's High Sierra, 1999.

o Paul Richins, Jr., 50 Classic Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Summits in California: Mount Shasta to Mount Whitney

o Steve Barnett, The Best Ski Touring in America, Sierra Club Books, 1987.

o Douglass, Ski Touring the Eastern High Sierra, Bittersweet Publishing, 1990.

o Marcus Libkind, SKI TOURS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA: Volume 1: Lake Tahoe, 2nd edition, Bittersweet Publishing

o Marcus Libkind, SKI TOURS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA: Volume 2: Carson Pass, Bear Valley, and Pinecrest, Bittersweet Publishing

o Marcus Libkind, SKI TOURS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA: Volume 3: Yosemite, Huntington and Shaver Lakes, Kings Canyon/Sequoia, Bittersweet Publishing

o Marcus Libkind, SKI TOURS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA: Volume 4: East of the Sierra, Bittersweet Publishing

o Marcus Libkind, Ski Tours in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Bittersweet Publishing, 1990.

o John Moynier, Backcountry Skiing in the High Sierra, Chockstone Press, 1992.

Canadian Rockies

o Chic Scott, Ski Trails in The Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, 1992

o Chic Scott, Summits and Icefields: Alpine Ski Tours in the Rockies and Columbia Mountains, Rocky Mountain Books, 1994.

Colorado

o Louis W. Dawson, Colorado High Routes, The Mountaineers, 1985.

o Louis W. Dawson, Colorado 10th Mountain Trails, Who Press, 1991.

o Brian Linz, Colorado Hut to Hut, Westcliffe Publishers, 2nd ed. 1995.

o Brian Linz, Skiing Colorado's Backcountry: Northern Mountains Trails and Tours, Fulcrum, 1989.

Oregon

o D Waag, Oregon Descents , Freeheel Press, 1998.

New England

o David Goodman, Backcountry Skiing Adventures, Classic Ski and Snowboard Tours in Maine and New Hampshire, Appalachian Mountain Club, 1998.
o David Goodman, Classic Backcountry Skiing in New England, Appalachian Mountain Club, 1991.

o Tony Goodwin, Northern Adirondack Ski Tours. Glens Falls, NY: Adirondack Mountain Club Books, 1981.

New Mexico

o Matthews, Cross-Country Skiing In Northern New Mexico, Acequia Madre Press, 2nd ed., 1993.

Utah

o Alexis Kelner and David Hanscom, Wasatch Tours, Volume 1 - An Introduction to Ski Touring in the Wasatch Mountains, Wasatch Tours Publishing, 1993.

o David Hanscom and Alexis Kelner, Wasatch Tours, Volume 2 - Intermediate and Advanced Ski Tours in the Northern Wasatch Mountains, Wasatch Tours Publishing, 1995.

o Alexis Kelner and David Hanscom, Wasatch Tours, Volume 3 - Intermediate and Advanced Ski Tours in the Southern Wasatch Mountains, Wasatch Tours Publishing, 1998.

o Andrew McLean, The Chuting Gallery, A guide to steep skiing in the Wasatch Mountains, Paw Prince Press, 1998

Washington

o Rainer Burgdorfer, Backcountry Skiing in Washington's Cascades, The Mountaineers, 1986.

o John Baldwin, Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis, Second Edition, 1994. ISBN 0-9691550-1-8. $19.95. Self published, available from the author at 3612 Pt. Grey Road, Vancouver BC V6R 1A9 or in some bookstores.

o Tom Kirkendall and Vicky Spring, Cross-Country Ski Tours: Washington's North Cascades, second edition, 1996, The Mountaineers ($14.95 paperbound) ISBN 0-89886-483-6

o Tom Kirkendall and Vicky Spring, Cross-Country Ski Tours: Washington's South Cascades & Olympics, 2nd edition, 1995, Mountaineers Books; ISBN: 0898864151

Wyoming

o Tom Turiano, Teton Skiing: History and Guide to the Teton Range, Homestead Publishing, 1995.


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