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Backcountry skiing, skills for ski touring and ski. For those of you who dont know, martin owns pro ski service in north bend, wa and a guiding service by the same moniker, with the other authors of this book being fellow guides. About the author martin volken is a swiss mountain guide who makes his home in north bend, washington. Ski and snowboard adventures can be found yearround when you know where to look start here.
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Packed with over 200 photos, detailed instruction, and diagrams, this book will help you understand everything about everything that has to do with skiing in the backcountry. Jan 18, 2010 mountaineers books recently sent us a copy of backcountry skiing. Martin volken, scott schell, and margaret wheeler do a great job of making the information easily digestible, making this a useful book to keep on your shelf and reference throughout your backcountry ski career. Skills for ski touring and ski mountaineering by martin volken, scott schell.
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Wheeler, margaret and publisher the mountaineers books. Mountaineers books recently sent us a copy of backcountry skiing. Backcountry skiing ebook by martin volken rakuten kobo. This contrasts with alpine skiing which is typically done on groomed trails benefiting from a ski patrol. Publication date 2007 topics crosscountry skiing, ski mountaineering publisher mountaineers books collection. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Backcountry skiing snoqualmie pass pro ski and mountain. Skiing magazine volken s new book backcountry skiing with coauthors scott schell and margaret wheeler is indeed a magnum opus. The book also features information on recent evolutions in ski equipment, mountain weather and glaciers, trip planning tools, and emergency situations. Skills for ski touring and ski mountaineering by martin volken.
Founded in 1999 by swiss ifmga mountain guide martin volken. To say the popularity of backcountry skiing and alpine touring has grown by leaps and bounds in the past half dozen years would be a gross understatement. Lou dawson, backcountry ski guru for those skiers who want to test themselves in the snowy wilds, backcountry skiing is just the ticket. In addition to mastering techniques, backcountry skiing also features information on recent evolutions in ski equipment. Introduction to backcountry skisnowboard miniseries. Allen and mikes really cool backcountry ski book 2nd edition paperback.
Sep 30, 2014 the books front material includes a nice surprise. The book also features information on recent evolutions in ski equipment, mountain weather and glaciers, trip. This is a guide for intermediate to advanced backcountry skiers. The guides of pro guiding service are also the authors of the book backcountry ski and snowboard routes washington. Written by pacific northwest guide martin volken along with scott schell and margaret wheeler. Built with speed rocker to take on all snow conditions, the backup is. Skills for ski touring and ski mountaineering by martin volken, scott schell, margaret. Remember when powder skis were 90mm underfoot and a nightmare on firm snow. Skills for ski touring and ski mountaineering mountaineers outdoor expert. Buy backcountry skiing snoqualmie pass by martin volken online at alibris. Buy a discounted paperback of backcountry skiing online from australias leading online bookstore. Volken is a swiss mountain guide, instructorexaminer for amga, and founder of pro guiding services.
It includes advice on techniques, safety, navigation, nutrition, fitness and decision making. Backcountry skiing, also called offpiste, alpine touring, or outofarea, is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas either inside or outside a ski resorts boundaries. He has also written backcountry skiing another mountaineers book. Rays boathouse restaurant, seattle sounders, treehouse point. Only mountaineers books offers guidebooks for backcountry ski routes in washington, and this is the newest and best available.
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