"The introduction has good insights about Cascade snow and weather, avalanche awareness, and equipment. The rest of the book is one choice ski route after another. If you are interested in ski journeys and good turns on terrain from Mt. Adams to Mt. Shasta then look to Oregon Descents as an excellent resource."
Back Country Magazine, Issue #16, November '98
"To his credit, Portland, Oregon based writer, David L. Waag's Oregon Descents is a non-varietal guide. It's his balance between solid facts and personal observations that make the ascents and descents come alive. . . . his Cascade volcanoes homework is firsthand. The guide covers 30 classic routes. It offers all the right elements to whet any backcountry skier's appetite for descents."