50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California: Mount Shasta to Mount Whitney - Softcover

Jr., Paul Richins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898866561 ISBN 13: 9780898866568

Publisher: Mountaineers Books, 1999

Synopsis

* Covers backcountry routes from California's Cascade Range to the Sierra Nevada

* The most complete backcountry ski and snowboard information available in California guidebook

* Paul Richins, Jr., is an expert ski mountaineer with extensive experience
50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California offers some of the finest ski and snowboard routes in California, ranging over a 550-mile span from the Cascade Range in the north, to Mount Whitney, to the Sierra Nevada in the south. Grouped into nine geographical regions, these summits represent the best of the best from well-known destinations to more remote areas to a sampling of the highest peaks. Historical anecdotes about each region round out the guidebook.
Tours range from a half day to seven days, and while all can be completed on either snowboard or skis, the author makes specific recommendations for the best snowboard descents. Each trip description includes a complete narrative of the ascent and descent plus information on trip highlights, trip duration, level of difficulty, mileage, elevation gain, and access. The appendix includes a list of California's highest peaks.

About this title

About the Author

PAUL RICHINS was raised in Weatherville, CA, and started hiking in the Trinity Alps at age 12. He has more than 35 years of wilderness experience backpacking, mountain climbing, ski mountaineering, and whitewater kayaking. A longtime member of the American Alpine Club and the Sierra Club, Richins maintains the Backcountry Resource Center, a website of valuable information for the backcountry skier, climber, or hiker wishing to explore the mountains of California, the United States, and Canada. For The Mountaineers Books, he has written 50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California: Mount Shasta to Mount Whitney and Mount Whitney: The Complete Trailhead-to-Summit Hiking Guide.

Review

Paul Richins did a terrific job of selecting and describing many of California's most recommendable routes in one of the greatest regions for ski mountaineering on earth. (Bela G. Vadasz, Alpine Skills Int'l)

Paul Richins has written a splendid guide to places of white solitude and beauty, places few people ever see. The title of this book could well have been Unknown California. Richins takes us on a unique journey through the Golden State, and his enthusiasm enriches every page. (Steve Roper, author)

Edition details

• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0898866561
• ISBN 13: 9780898866568
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240