Backcountry Skiing

Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering

Martin Volken, Margaret Wheeler, Scott Schell

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Mountaineers Books
01 February 2025

Skiing; Snowboarding; Climbing & mountaineering

""A backcountry bible."" --Skiing Magazine

Fully up-to-date information related to gear, avalanche terrain and safety, decision making, search and rescue, and more For intermediate-to-advanced backcountry skiers New information throughout pertinent to split-boarders, including tips from the famed all-star boarder Jeremy Jones

This deeply revised and comprehensive second edition of Backcountry Skiing, by elite Swiss mountain guide Martin Volken and his coauthors, Margaret Wheeler and Scott Schell, provides skiers and boarders with foundational skills, improved techniques, and better preparation before they head into the mountains.

In addition to step-by-step guidance on mastering techniques, features include recent evolutions in ski equipment; an in-depth look at avalanche safety; a primer on mountain weather and glaciers; trip planning tools and winter camping basics; a discussion of emergencies and best practices; nutrition and fitness advice; and much more. Backcountry Skiing remains the definitive guide to backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering.

By: Martin Volken, Margaret Wheeler, Scott Schell
Imprint: Mountaineers Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 862g
ISBN: 9781680515855
ISBN 10: 1680515853
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

MARTIN VOLKEN is the founder of Pro Ski and Mountain Service and Pro Guiding Service in North Bend, Washington. He has been an active IFMGA Swiss Mountain Guide since 1996 and received the lifetime achievement Guides Award from AMGA in 2016. Volkeken is the co-author of Backcounty Ski and Snowboard Routes: Washington. He resides in North Bend. Margaret Wheeler, a ski, alpine, and rock climb ing guide, has led trips throughout Europe and North America. The second woman in the US to complete IFMGA guide certification, Wheeler is an AMGA instructor and AIARE instructor and trainer. Wheeler has participated in several women's expeditions, pioneering first ski descents in India and the Altai Mountains of Mongolia. Scott Schell, a certified AMGA ski mountaineering guide, has guided extensively throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. An avid ski mountaineer, Schell has been involved in avalanche and guiding education as an instructor and trainer for AIARE and as a ski discipline instructor with AMGA. With the trained eye of a photographer, Schell has captured many compelling images throughout North America and Europe.