Backcountry skiing, also called offpiste, alpine touring, or outofarea, is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas either inside or outside a ski resorts boundaries. Backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering, randonnee, alpine touring, telemark. Offering catskiing and boarding, avalanche and backcountry courses, and yurt based ski touring, cpg has something for every rider. Backcountry skiing is accessible in multiple areas around the state, from the wallowas and blue mountains in the east to the southern oregon cascades, but it is the areas around mount hood and central oregon that offer some of the best variety and winter road access. Mar, 2020 a backcountry skiing yurt trip to oregon s wallowa mountains, a. Central oregon has some amazing backcountry skiing opportunities.
Backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering in rocky mountain national park 20 book by mark kelly with great insights into rmnp. Please tell us about additional backcountry skiing guidebooks in the comments below and well be sure to add them. The ski to the summit rarely exceeds more than 15 degrees, making it easy to take a different route. At camp norway, in the underrated wallowa mountains of northeast oregon, you can. Discover the best places to go in the oregon cascades for backcountry skiing and snowboarding. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Its no surprise that when christopher van tilburg, md, decided to write a book about skiing in his home state he went above and beyond to create his finest. The lengthy task of researching and writing this book began in the. This 1day course is designed for those who have little or no backcountry skiing experience and want to learn the basics.
Northeastern oregons finest outfitter for your trips into the eagle cap and wenahatucannon wilderness. Central oregon is not a skiing destination of great renown like the wasatch front in utah, where dozens of resorts plop millions of skiers on the slopes with. If you like skiing or mountaineering and you like books that also have to do with skiing and mountaineering, this should be on your must read list. A detailed online guidebook to over 25 skiable volcanoes in the cascade range of washington, oregon, california, and british columbia, with photos, route descriptions, and other information. With skis and beacons, we follow the crew at wallowa alpine huts into the eagle cap wilderness in eastern oregon. Lace up your boots and head into oregons remote wallowa mountains.
We began offering aiare avalanche courses in 2005, backcountry skiing out of our tam rim yurts in 2009 and we added a hut to hut ski traverse in 2014. But for people wearing sunfaded fleeces, weatherbeaten shells and ducttape repaired packs who want to look beyond a handful of curmudgeon bloggers who write about this type fo skiing. Pdf backcountry skiing download full pdf book download. Oregon ski guides offers backcountry ski trips, peak descents, instructional courses and avalanche training for any level of skier or splitboarder. Oct 28, 2015 this is a big list of backcountry skiing guidebooks, but its far from complete. Lito tejada flores, backcountry skiing a delightful book. Ask us for some of our favorite backcountry destinations. An emergency and wilderness physician, van tilburg works as a mountain doctor at a ski resort. The most popular trails are tom, dick and harry mountain trail 664, tumalo mountain, tom, dick and and harry mountain. Well introduce you to the different types of gear that allow us to travel through the backcountry, including use of climbing skins and other backcountry tools.
Packed with over 200 photos, detailed instruction, and diagrams, this book will help you understand everything about everything that has to. A backcountry skiing yurt trip to oregons wallowa mountains, a. It includes maps and details for every adventure from. You can book the huts individually or as a group, depending on if your trip is guided or not. Skiers are always publishing new guidebooks and its likely weve missed a few too. Join one of the amgaguides in our team and enjoy backcountry skiing as you haven. Nov 22, 2017 new backcountry skiing book from colorado mountaineers offers guide to lines of all kinds frank and brittany walker konsella have climbed and skied all the states fourteeners. A backcountry skiers guide to classic cascade descents ranging from southern washington through oregon to northern california. Not only is this one of the most current backcountry skiing howtos ive ever seen, but it covers an amazing gamut of informationan example is chapter 2 decisionmaking in avalanche. Discover the best places to go in the oregon cascades for backcountry skiing. Crater lake national park ski circumnavigation, oregon. Although many of these routes are geared toward intermediate and expert skiers and. Compare and book a certified guide for your backcountry skiing trip with. Camped in a luxury yurt at norway base, we start our days learning mountain snow.
Cascade powder guides commands a 1920 acre private powder reserve of epic northwest terrain. This site is dedicated to backcountry splitboarding adventures in oregon and beyond, and documents some of my adventures into. Central oregons cascades offer an abundance of excellent skiing for those willing to seek it out and make the effort. This contrasts with alpine skiing which is typically done on groomed trails benefiting from a ski patrol. Backcountry skicamping is an equipmentintensive activity. Backcountry skiing is one of the fastest growing winter sports written by the authors of the bestselling instructional text on the sport, backcountry skiing washingtons cascades, olympics, and mount rainier are prime destinations for backcountry ski and snowboard adventure, and no one is better qualified to write this guidebook than. Tulmalo mountain is one of the most easily accessible peaks for backcountry skiing and snowboarding in central oregon. Includes 120 blackandwhite photos and 90 maps coverage ranges from lassen peak up to mount st. Jan 30, 2019 oregon s best snow and backcountry cat skiing, snowboarding trips await you at anthony lakes. Baldwin, next whole earth catalog a splendid book with dramatic layout and striking photographs. Ask the guide questions about the trip and book in a couple of clicks once you find the right one for you. Routes coverage ranges from lassen peak, through oregon, up to mount st. Oregon descents a backcountry ski guide to the southern cascades david waag on. Shop the best selection of snow study at, where youll find premium outdoor gear and clothing and experts to guide you through selection.
Some of the ridge lines host blackish granitic rock piles that collect rime in a typically oregon way. It provides information on hundreds of backcountry ski locations in the wasatch mountains. The last comprehensive book for this type of skiing in colorado was written in 1989. Oregons best snow and backcountry cat skiing, snowboarding. Bachelor sprouted out of the base in the most recent eruption in the central oregon cascades.
With 95 highly detailed, skied and boarded, if youre into that, and researched routes extending throughout oregon, southern washington, and northern california, this book is sure to give you enough terrain options for a hefty serving of pacific northwest skiing. This is a big list of backcountry skiing guidebooks, but its far from complete. In addition to writing seven books, he serves as editorinchief for. The sleeping yurts are outfitted with wood stoves, cots, foam pads and zero degree sleeping bags. Jan 23, 2020 a beginners guide to backcountry skiing, gear, and safety. Come see for yourself and enjoy spring skiing in southern oregons high cascade mountains. Backcountry skiing trips oregon helps you book your next backcountry skiing trip in oregon. Oregon describes nearly 100 of the best and most classic mountain routes that will exhilarate and challenge winter backcountry seekers. I believe that the best way to protect the wasatch mountains is to help people fall in love with them stay safe. This website is a companion to the wasatch backcountry skiing map. A beginners guide to backcountry skiing, gear, and safety.
Nordic skiing has been one of my favorite enterprises for 25 years, and this is the nicest introduction to that delight ive seen. New backcountry skiing book from colorado mountaineers. Oregons cascade mountains are well known for their wintertime recreational offerings and bountiful snow packs. Backcountry skiing the four corners 1859 oregons magazine. Little switzerland, turns into a search for crustfree snow. Bend locals often eat breakfast at home, get in one or two laps in the bowl, and make it back to town for lunch. Oregons best snow and backcountry cat skiing, snowboarding trips await you at anthony lakes. Skiing magazine volkens new book backcountry skiing with coauthors scott schell and margaret wheeler is indeed a magnum opus. New backcountry skiing book from colorado mountaineers offers. I was initially skeptical of skiing in the southern oregon backcountry. Central oregon, mount hood and three sisters are great areas in oregon that offer spectacular skiing and snowboarding. How to pull off an epic backcountry skiing hut trip. It includes maps and details for every adventure from lassen peak. Each season brings its own unique visitors to the area.
Guidebook to backcountry skiing and snowboarding routes in oregon. Ski mountaineering on the giants of the pacific northwest. From steep, narrow couloirs and 5,000foot lines to wideopen bowls and oldgrowth forests dappled with glades, the variety is as bottomless as the powder. Front range descents a great book by ron haddad and eileen faughey with some of the routes on this website and other peaks in summit county out of print. It is a local favorite for backcountry skiing since its more accessible than most true backcountry locations because its attached to the mt. The eagle cap wilderness is characterized by high alpine lakes and meadows, bare granite peaks and ridges and ushaped valleys carved out by glaciers. Backcountry books guide books and maps for backcountry skiing, off piste skiing and snowboarding, ski touring and splitboarding. Oregon descents a backcountry ski guide to the southern.
Aug 23, 2011 with skis and beacons, we follow the crew at wallowa alpine huts into the eagle cap wilderness in eastern oregon. In his new guide, christopher van tilburg explores ungroomed powdery slopes and pristine wilderness descents, with more than half the routes. Jan 20, 2016 central oregons cascades offer an abundance of excellent skiing for those willing to seek it out and make the effort. Van tilburgs new book provides extensive, easytoread information on the majority of the ski and snowboard objectives in the greater oregon region and should be considered a mandatory addition to a local backcountry enthusiasts library. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. In addition to writing seven books, he serves as editorin chief for. Known to locals as the cone, the cinder cone at mt. Depending on snow conditions and time of year, much of the areas terrain is accessible for a day, overnight or weekend trip. This is our growing library of books and maps related to backcountry skiing and ski. New backcountry skiing book from colorado mountaineers offers guide to lines of all kinds frank and brittany walker konsella have climbed and skied all the states fourteeners. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Exploring oregons little switzerland wallowa trip report. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Washingtons premier backcountry skiing and snowboarding operation. The views from the rim of the caldera, specially with snow, are uniquely spectacular. Northeastern oregon s finest outfitter for your trips into the eagle cap and wenahatucannon wilderness. The lake rests inside a caldera formed 7,700 years ago when a 12,000foot volcano collapsed after erupting. Packed with over 200 photos, detailed instruction, and diagrams, this book will help you understand everything about everything that has to do with skiing in the backcountry. This is a section of amar andalkars ski mountaineering and climbing site. Feb 25, 2016 i was initially skeptical of skiing in the southern oregon backcountry.