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Ski Camping is a beautifully photographed bookcovering camping and skiing in the backcountry. Topics covered includeplanning, equipment, clothing, food, trail techniques, skiingtechniques, snow camping, winter shelters, route finding and winterhazards.It has become a classic outdoor instructional book and isone of the most well received skiing books ever published. ... Read more

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Still worthwhile
I really enjoyed this one.Some of the equipment choices are outdated but the techniques, philosophy and sense of joy are timeless.Great pictures, great distillation of common sense approach, knowledge and techniques.If this book doesn't give you the motivation to get out into the back country you aren't going. ... Read more

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The first thorough guide to the alpine steeps of the Northern Sierra, from Sonora Pass to the Sierra Buttes, including all the nooks and crannies of the Tahoe backcountry. A worthy companion guide to John Moynier's "Backcountry Skiing in the High Sierra". ... Read more

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Concise and full of ideas
Knowledgeable author gives the reader enough mouth-watering ideas for ski trips to keep you happy for years; the reader provides the backcountry know-how, navigation skills and bravado to pull it off. Don't expect connect-the-dots style guiding, do buy the appropriate maps and go enjoy the excellent terrain. A healthy balance of a guidebook. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from E, published by Earth Action Network, Inc. on January 1, 2001. The length of the article is 811 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Backcountry Solitude.(hut-to-hut skiing as alternative to traditional ski resorts)(Brief Article)
Author: Meagan Boltwood
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: Earth Action Network, Inc.
Volume: 12Issue: 1Page: 52

Article Type: Brief Article

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Cross-country skiing,History of skiing,Skiwax,Kicksled,Skitouring,Backcountry skiing,Grassskiing,Monoskiing,Skiboarding,Snowboarding,Snowkiting,Waterskiing,Skijoring,Skijumping,Ski pole,Alpine skiing,Speedskiing,Snowshoe,Downhill,Freeskiing,Biathlon,Freestyleskiing,Ski mountaineering,Telemark skiing ... Read more

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Skiing is a group of sports using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding.Skiing can be grouped into two general categories. Nordic skiing, the older of the two disciplines, originated in Scandinavia and uses free-heel bindings that attach at the toes of the skier's boots but not at the heels. Types of nordic skiing include cross-country, ski jumping and Telemark. Alpine (often called "downhill") skiing, which began in the European Alps, uses fixed-heel bindings that attach at both the toe and the heel. ... Read more

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The official guide to Colorado's 10th Mountain Hut and Trail System covers the most extensive backcountry ski system of its kind in the country. Hundreds of miles of trails connect the 20 huts and private accommodations located between Aspen, Vail, and Leadville. This book contains everything that a skier must know to use the huts: directions to trailheads, descriptions of ski routes to the huts, GPS coordinates for both huts & trailheads, reference maps, checklists for equipment and clothing, safety guidelines, and more. ... Read more

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This is a complete guide to the ski and snowshoe routes in Colorado's Upper Arkansas Valley, including Leadville, Tennessee Pass, Twin Lakes, Independence Pass, Buena Vista, Cottonwood Pass, St. Elmo, Salida, and Monarch Pass. The book includes 25 of the best winter snow trails, from beginner to expert, skate skiing to backcountry adventures, plus an additional 35 trail options. Each route includes a mile-by-mile description, map, elevation profile, level of difficulty and safety info. Finally, there is advice on snow conditions, where to sleep, eat and soak in the best hot springs. ... Read more

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This is the first backcountry ski book exclusively dedicated to those resort skiers who want to backcountry ski on Alpine skis. Ten chapters cover everything from clothing to survival. There are over 140 color photos increaincluding some from three great ski photographers: Jeff Russell, Whit Richardson and from French photographer Philippe Poulet's new book "Secours Extreme" ("Extreme Rescue"). It is a unique book in that it is geared for the resort skier and has been reviewed by several PSIA instructors. It has an extensive technical appendix that includes a "A Brief History of Backcountry Skiing" with over 90 entries and the first published description of the Colorado Haute Route from Vail to Winter Park. The Forward is by Brian Litz who is well known for his hut-to-hut guides of the Tenth Mountain Division Hut System in Colorado. The book covers a huge realm of techniques from beginner to expert. The book is meant for backcountry and resort skiers at large who are looking for a deeper understanding of wilderness skiing.Great for anyone heading into the winter backcountry and especially those and who are converting from Telemarking to Alpine ski touring or what many call "Ski Randonnée". ... Read more

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Review by Lou Dawson
"This is the perfect book for anyone entering the backcountry for the first time. It is not limited to AT skiers but is great for telemarkers and snowboarders as well. It is a complete guide to the basics of ski mountaineering and many will find it useful if not essential.Because it is self published it is refreshingly current. Everything from clothing, gear, avalanche avoidance to survival is covered.
In all an excellent effort, congratulations to Jean Vives!" from Wild Snow.com

Good to see something new, even if there are flaws
For the last several years little has been writen on AT skiing. This book came out this last year and has filled part of this void. The book has been given fair reviews by Backcountry magazine. Their main complaints were the lack of an editor and the 1970 style cover. Guys get over it...
This book does have a great deal on information. Yes you have to dig for some of it, yes an editior would have been a plus. But this was a self published effort. And even as such there is a great deal of useful information for any BC skier. Hard to find but good for your collection and knowledge base. ... Read more