Front Range Descents: Spring and Summer Skiing and Snowboarding In Colorado's Front Range [Paperback]

Ron Haddad (Author), Eileen Faughey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2003

Front Range Descents is more than a guidebook. It is a celebration of the spring skiing and snowboarding experience...velvety corn snow, sunny days, rushing streams, pine-scented breezes, wildlife and wildflowers.

75 Descents on 54 Peaks

* Choose from intermediate cruisers to expert descents.
* Each detailed route description will guide you from the trailhead to the summit and back.
* 29 color topo maps will make trip planning easy.
* 135 photos will inspire you to strap skis to your pack and head for the hills.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A hefty menu of mouth-watering spring ski options to keep you busy for seasons. -- Leslie Ross, Founder, Babes in the Backcountry, Women's Outdoor Adventure Workshops

Excellent information about equipment, hazards, and nature. It's clear that the authors are passionate about skiing the backcountry. -- Gary Neptune, Neptune Mountaineering

About the Author

During the past 25 years, Ron Haddad and Eileen Faughey have enjoyed outdoor adventures together in eighteen states and seven countries. They have twenty years of backcountry skiing experience in the northeast, the west, and in western Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Sigma Books (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965041239
• ISBN-13: 978-0965041232
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #467,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Skiing > Cross-Country
  • #31 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Snowboarding

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Ski mountaineering in the front range, August 29, 2009

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Kent Marsall (Laramie, Wyoming United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Front Range Descents: Spring and Summer Skiing and Snowboarding In Colorado's Front Range (Paperback)

Ron Haddad and Eileen Faughey's earlier guide: Indian Peak Descents is one chapter in their newer guide: Front Range Descents. My well used copy of their first book is dog eared and bent from being studied, photocopied and stuffed in a pack. Paper clips and post it notes mark various pages - either ski's that I have done, are planning on doing soon or for future reference. It is a great book!! Now they have expanded it to include prime backcountry skiing areas throughout the Front Range. Anyone interested in ski and snowboard mountaineering in Colorado should own this book. Their descriptions and maps are all you need to plan more ski mountaineering trips than you will ever be able to do.

4.0 out of 5 stars The guide to front range skiing, July 12, 2009

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John D. Mattson "adventure writer" (Nederland, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Front Range Descents: Spring and Summer Skiing and Snowboarding In Colorado's Front Range (Paperback)

Ron has done a great job of documenting the best skiing on the front range. The photos and descriptions make route finding very easy, and he has opened up a vast recreation paradise for his readers. The early chapters on risk assessment, equipment and basic ski mountaineering knowledge are also very helpful. The only thing that I would change would be a more accurate description of the steepness of the slopes. The expert rating of from 35-50 degrees is a bit vague. Dancing on the Edge of an Endangered Planet