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

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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.

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