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Just bought my first set of touring skis, and I do have some basic knowledge of skiing, and a lot on winter mountaineering, however, I am keen to get a pretty comprehensive book about the subject. The two that stood out whilst goggling were:
A Complete Guide to Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering: Including useful information for off piste skiers and snowboarders
Author: Henry Branigan
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN-13: 9781425970239
ISBN: 1425970230
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Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
Author: Martin Volken, Scott Schell, Margaret Wheeler
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN-13: 9781594850387
ISBN: 1594850380
Any thoughts on these or any other book?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The latter is very good (as are most things published by Mountaineers Books). If you don't have it I'd also suggest getting hold of Bruce Tremper's Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain (2nd ed).
Edit: Alive! Not Alice...
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Thu 23-12-10 13:17; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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nozawaonsen,
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Staying Alice in Avalanche Terrain
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Essential advice for skiing transexuals
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Yup typo!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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The Cicerone guide books are excellent
Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 1 - Western Alps & Alpine Ski Mountaineering Volume 2 - Central & Eastern Alps - Europe
Bill O'Connor knows his stuff
His guide books have alot of useful general info before you get into the routes section.
Cicerone Press
Steve Achelis's Mountain Responder is a useful book on avalanches
His website BeaconReviews.com is very useful too.
If you're planning to visit Switerland, watch out for their ski-touring maps "Carte de Randonnees a Ski". Have loads and loads of known ski routes marked as well as avalanche zones and lifts.
Many of them you won't find in any other guide books.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Fri 24-12-10 10:26; edited 1 time in total
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Free skiing by jimmy oden
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| KenA wrote: |
Just bought my first set of touring skis, and I do have some basic knowledge of skiing, and a lot on winter mountaineering, however, I am keen to get a pretty comprehensive book about the subject. The two that stood out whilst goggling were:
A Complete Guide to Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering: Including useful information for off piste skiers and snowboarders
Author: Henry Branigan
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN-13: 9781425970239
ISBN: 1425970230
and
Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
Author: Martin Volken, Scott Schell, Margaret Wheeler
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN-13: 9781594850387
ISBN: 1594850380
Any thoughts on these or any other book? |
Not seen the first, but the second one you mention is very good.
If you want a more skiing focussed book I'd also recommend The All Mountatain Skier by Elling (http://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Mountain-Skier-Way-Expert-Skiing/dp/007140841X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293186406&sr=8-1&tag=amz07b-21)
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| nozawaonsen wrote: |
The latter is very good (as are most things published by Mountaineers Books). If you don't have it I'd also suggest getting hold of Bruce Tremper's Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain (2nd ed).
Edit: Alive! Not Alice... |
Yep, just saw this recommended here: http://www.planetfear.com/articles/OffPiste_Technique_1106.html (well worth a read)
Started reading it yesterday, it's much more readable than most other avalanche books I'd seen.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I also suggest reading the “Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering “. Wonderful book about skiing.
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I've not read most of the books mentioned in the thread,
but Jimmy Oden's 'Free Skiing' is almost a definitive manual of mountain-craft
(and it has awesome pictures !)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've bitten the bullet, and despite no word on the first book, I've decided to order it, and give it a shot. Christmas vouchers to spend on stuff you want are good aren't they! 
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