Synopsis
This books covers all aspects of the sport plus in depth
technical information gained during a PhD research study of the
sport. The titles speak for themselves: Clothing-Gear-Ascent-Descent-
Terrain-Weather-Navigation-Avalanches-Expedition and Survival.
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About the Author
Jean's founded Aspen Alpine Guides and has skied for over 40 years. Additionally, he has studied his outdoor passion: alpine ski touring at the doctoral level earning his EdD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Northern Colorado. His ground breaking research in Alpine Ski Touring was supported by the Wilderness Medical Society and the Charles S. Houston Grant and predated the present craze in alpine ski touring by 20 years. He has skied and trekked all over the world but has pioneered significant ski routes here in the US. His 170 mile route from Winter Park to Crested Butte is the longest alpine ski tour completed in the US. His guide book to the 70 mile Colorado High Route that he has designed that will link up several ski resorts from Vail to Winter Park Colorado is available on Kindle. This is America's Haute Route. He has published many articles on backcountry topics that have appeared in Ski, Outside, Powder Magazines and on line. He is a adventure sports writer based in Boulder, Colorado.
From the Back Cover
Here is your bible for backcountry skiing on parallel skis!
This book covers everything from clothing to winter survival on
skis. It covers gear and avalanche safety. The technical
appendix includes informaton from the authors PhD
dissertation on the sport, the history of backcountry skiing,
and a description of the Colorado Haute Route from Vail to
Winter Park- 7 days and 70 miles of skiing from resort to resort- America's
Haute Route! designed by the author . The 280 pages holds 150 color photos
From the Inside Flap
This books covers all aspects of the sport plus in depth
technical information gained during a PhD research study of the
sport. The titles speak for themselves: Clothing-Gear-Ascent-Descent-
Terrain-Weather-Navigation-Avalanches-Expedition and Survival.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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