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Wild Snow: A Historical Guide to North American Ski Mountaineering : With 54 Selected Classic Routes, 214 Photographs, and 10 Maps (American Alpine Book Series)

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The combination of compelling anecdotes, history, and practical information will make this classic book stick around a long time. What really got me, is how someone could put so much information and photographs and readable narrative between two covers. Like 50 Classic Climbs, the book is a must have for all riders, skiers and mountaineers, and made the perfect gift for my husband.

Just talking about the beautifully reproduced photographs alone, without the text, this would be an awesome coffee table book. But we like to ride too, and now that we've enjoyed all of the routes in Colorado, we're looking at Mt. Shasta and Alaska.

Wild Snow is the most inspirational, well written, complete book on backcountry skiing I've seen. Each chapter has concise and interesting details on some of the greatest ski descents in North American.

lou dawson's book fills an important need in north american ski mountaineering, in that it both inspires the novice and tantalizes the seasoned outdoor buff. the trail guides in this volume are enough to keep anyone busy for a lifetime of off-piste adventure. we need more books like this.

My son is a skiing buff. He wanted to learn more about skiing in the US, so he purchased this book for that information. He enjoys reading it.

This brilliant book has inspired me to ski some of the best peaks of North America. The route descriptions are complete and accurate, but it is much more than a guide book. The great photos and history of the sport of ski mountaineering have made it one of my favorite books. Wild Snow is a must read for anyone who dreams about standing on top of a great mountain, and enjoying the thrill of skiing back down. Dancing on the Edge of an Endangered Planet