Adventure Books

Books on Backcountry and Cross Country Skiing

New releases - see Ski Tales - expeditions, biographies and history involving skiing

How-to ski books - instruction manuals cover equipment and techniques for both groomed and backcountry ski trails.

Guidebooks - describe backcountry and cross-country ski trails in:

Canada
USA

New Ski Books

The following ski books were published in 2001 and early 2002:

Ski Tales

First Tracks: A Century of Skiing in Utah Alan K. Engen & Gregory Coyne Thompson, 192 pp, 2001, Gibbs Smith Publisher, Hardcover oversize (11" x 12")
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Long Distance : Testing the Limits of Body and Spirit in a Year of Living Strenuously Reissue edition, Bill McKibben, 208 pp, 2001, Plume
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Skoki Beyond the Passes: The Story of Western Canada's First Backcountry Ski Lodge Kathryn Manry, 2001, Rocky Mountain Books; ISBN:
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More Ski Tales

New How-to Ski Books

Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques for All Conditions 3rd edition, Paul Parker, 208 pp, 2001, Mountaineers Books
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Handbook of Cross-Country Skiing: Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine Rusko Heikki, Ph.D. (Editor), 156 pp, Jan 2002, Blackwell Science Inc
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Marathon Skiing (Ultra Sports) Sandy Stiefer, Dec 2001, Rosen Publishing Group
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Secrets of the Snow: Visual Clues to Avalanche and Ski Conditions Edward R. Lachapelle, 112 pp, 2001, University of Washington Press
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More How-to Ski Books

New Cross-Country Ski Guidebooks

Canada

Cross Country Skiing Ontario Tracey Arial, 225 pp, 2001, Ulysses Books
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More Canadian XC Ski Guidebooks

Northeast US

Winter Trails: Vermont & New Hampshire 2nd edition, Marty Basch, 169 pp, 2001, Globe Pequot Pr, Features over 40 trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing with a map for each trip.
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More Northeast US XC Ski Guidebooks

Midwest

Great Cross-Country Ski Trails: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Ontario Chad McGrath, 240 pp, 2001, Trails Books - covers 60 cross-country ski trails in the Lake Superior region
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More Midwest US XC Ski Guidebooks

Rocky Mountains

Backcountry Skiing: Utah Tyson Bradley, 2001
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Trail Guide of Northern Colorado: Hiking, Biking and Skiing in Fort Collins, Poudre Canyon and North Park Melodie S. Edwards, 249 pp, 2001, Pruett Publishing - covers 85 trails with maps and photos
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