Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series) Kindle Edition

An excellent reference, but don't buy the pdf download version.There are essential techniques demonstrated through photos which are poorly reproduced on the pdf versions. The kindle viewer does not zoom nor is the photo quality adequate to gain an understanding of the technical descriptions of this technical manual.Best to buy the paper version and clearly see the photos.

Very good, complete general overview for getting started and getting informed on what you really need to learn about backcountry skking. I am beginning to do some AT away from the ski area, and felt that I wasn't clear on what I "didn't" know about snow and the mountain. Easy to understand and covers pretty much everything, from technique for AT or Telemark, to avalanche safety and avalanche understanding. It is a good starting point, to get you oriented as to the basics, and where to look for the details. The book stresses that you need to take specific courses in order to become a true expert on the mountain, but this is a very good general overview, full of useful Information.

Very helpful

A great book to accompany any hands-on learning.

The book was brief and as definitive as could be done in the given length. I thought systems approach to rescue was a little too brief and the outlines in imagery were less than optimal.

I think this book does a good job of covering the basics. My main complaint is that is spends too much time covering simple concepts and ideas while providing too little detail w/ more complex topics. Still leaves me with many questions about how to execute the techniques I bought the book to learn about. Overall, a good read but I think I will keep looking for a better source of knowledge related to this topic

Really helped me to feel confident in my pursuit of backcountry skiing. Gives you the knowledge to make smart gear buying decisions as well as the foundation for making smart terrain decisions. Definitely not a replacement for an avy course though (as it clearly states in the first chapter)

Comprehensive and clear handbook on exploring the backcountry on skies from beginner to advanced skier, telemark and alpine. Cover both equipment and best practices.

Information looks good but the paper is a bit thin and printing is low quality. Images are in black and white.

I really enjoyed reading this guide as the writing style is a nice mix of European seriousness and American chattiness. The information is comprehensive and encouraging so I felt I had some real skills to practice the first time I went backcountry skiing.

A LOT of great information, covering a multitude of relevant topics!

Good overview.

Clearly written and full of useful information - Could give more detailed instruction in certain techniques; but nonetheless still an accessible and useful point of reference, particularly for the novice