Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: California

After some dreadful years for Sierra skiers, the snow is back and the pent-up demand to ride it is satisfied by this book! From Bishop to Tahoe to Shasta, and multiple slopes in between, California has a big ski and snowboard culture and this backcountry guide describes 97 of the state’s best routes. Part of our critically-acclaimed series, Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: California is written by Tahoe-based professional skier, Jeremy Benson, and covers the best of the state, featuring advanced backcountry descents with serious verticals. The northern region of the book focuses on Mount Shasta and Tahoe, while the central region includes Mammoth, Bishop, and Sierra Club hut trips, and to the south, 14ers Mount Whitney and Mount Langley and more.

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From the Publisher

From The Introduction

Some Of The Best Backcountry Skiing and snowboarding anywhere can be found in the mountains of California. Each winter these ranges are blanketed in a glorious white coat of snow, creating a seemingly limitless backcountry ski and snowboard playground with something to suit everyone.

Adventurous backcountry skiers have been laying tracks down California mountains since the 1960s, possibly even earlier. This guidebook provides what I consider to be many of the finest routes and descents throughout the state. The reality is that these tours are just the tip of the iceberg, as there is no limit to the options and remote wilderness peaks in the sea of mountains that is the Sierra Nevada. Ease of access is one of my goals for including the routes described here, virtually all of which can and have been done in a single day, although many of them are well suited to more casual overnight adventures.

Jeremy Benson, author.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mountaineers Books (September 19, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1594858993
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594858994
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.08 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.9 x 8.4 inches