Backcountry Skier

by Jean Vives

The backcountry. It's beautiful and tranquil, yet challenging and even dangerous. Backcountry skiing encompasses all of these attributes, giving adventure seekers the heart-stopping thrills they desire and offering skiers a new and different way to enjoy their sport. Long popular in Europe, backcountry skiing is now gaining fans on the other side of the Atlantic. And it's no wonder. This fast-growing sport combines the best of both cross-country and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880116501
• ISBN13: 9780880116503
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive and practical

The book did not offer me a lot of new knowledge, but it is a very nice - readible and very practical - summary of most of the most relevant aspects of backcountry skiing. Very useful for reviving the essentials before going into the backcountry again this winter. And of course there are some useful 'little' things that are new in comparison to other publications.