The Ski Guide Manual: Advanced Techniques for the Backcountry

by Rob Coppolillo, Colin Zacharias (Foreword by)

Overview

This updated, expert ski guide provides top-of-the-line insight for backcountry/off-piste skiiers and guides. The Ski Guide Manual presents wisdom earned through decades of experience guiding and. The result is a successful system of travel and risk management in the winter environment. The collective work of thousands of mountain guides have proven how to have the most fun and find the best snow, all which reducing risk of avalanche, cold, crevasses, and optimize group dynamics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493043422
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/2020
Series:	Manuals Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Rob Coppolillo was among the first 100 Americans to earn international certification in mountain guiding. He co-authored The Mountain Guide Manual and has published hundreds of magazine articles in Climbing, Skiing, and Elevation Outdoors. Rob guides throughout North America and Europe, on skis, on rock, and in the high mountains. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Foreword iv

Introduction vii

Chapter 1 Trip Planning 1

Chapter 2 The Up 46

Chapter 3 The Down 90

Chapter 4 The Debrief 129

Chapter 5 The Team 143

Chapter 6 Decision Making 166

Chapter 7 Steep Skiing 201

Chapter 8 Technical Solutions 233

Chapter 9 Snowpack 258

Conclusion 291

Acknowledgments 295

Suggested Reading 297

Meet Your Guide 299