Description of Mountaineers Books Backcountry Snowboarders
Snowboarding - you've got the basics down, now you want to break out beyond the resorts to the deep powder, steep challenges, and solitude of the backcountry. Prepare yourself for the ride of your life with Backcountry Snowboarding. Christopher Van Tilburg, M.D. is an expert snowboarder who's also a specialist in wilderness medicine - follow his advice to make safety a top priority.
Written by Christopher Van Tilburg
256 Pages
Paperback
Over 40 color photos
Techniques for every type of terrain and snow
Ascent strategies using crampons, skis, snowshoes and splitboards
Routefinding, avalanche and glacier safety, survival and self-rescue