- The Snoqualmie Pass ski touring book is back; now with some new routes and nearly 50 additional aerial photographs. View the online book!
- The Snoqualmie Pass ski touring book is back; now with some new routes and nearly 50 additional aerial photographs. View the online book!
Books & Articles
Swiss mountain guide, ski mountaineer, and author Martin Volken supplies information on twenty-eight single-day and multiday excursions, plus "The Forbidden Tour," a bonus tour located in the North Cascades. Trip planning, avalanches, and the duration of ascents and descents are all covered. You'll discover:
- Easy-to-use stastics for tour length, duration, vertical relief, and the level of required fitness
- The best time of year to ski different routes
- The esssential equipment needed for backcountry skiing, alpine touring, telemarking, and ski mountaineering
- A trip-rating system to aid in planning
- Maps, elevation profiles, and photos
Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass is an indispensible resource for planning a safe, extended tour in this beautiful region of Washington.
Martin Volken and his co-authors provide skiers with all the tools and knowledge they need to safely and successfully travel in the mountains. The guide features intermediate-to-advanced techniques for ski touring and ski mountaineering, from planning wilderness trips to perfecting turns in rolling terrain and mastering uphill climbing. For those skiers ready for a more technical, high alpine environment, they draw on traditional mountaineering skills, including roped climbing, setting protection anchors, using ice axes, climbing on bare rock, and more.
In addition to mastering techniques, Backcountry Skiing also features information on recent evolutions in ski equipment; avalanche safety tips; a primer on mountain weather and glaciers, trip planning tools, a discussion of emergency situations, nutrition and fitness advice, and winter camping basics. Throughout this guide, a special emphasis is put on being well-informed and making good decisions-whenever you strap on your skis and skins and head out into the backcountry.
Buy book on Amazon.comArticles
10 Perfect Ski Trips: Ski Mountaineering, North Cascades, Washington
National Geographic Adventure Magazine - Andy Dappen | December 2001
American LaGrave
iSKI - Andy Dappen | February 1998
Anarchy in The Yukon
Powder - Andy Dappen | March 1994
Anatolia: The birth of a country, a hero and a skier
PowderMag.com - Porter Fox | March 2002
Avalanche Rescue 101
iSKI - Andy Dappen | February 1997
Avalanche Transceivers
iSki - Andy Dappen | February 1998
Backcountry Life Insurance
iSki - Andy Dappen | February 1996
Becoming Avi Savvy
iSki - Andy Dappen | February 1997
Big Slopes Under Big Sky
iSki - Andy Dappen | November 1997
Blue-Light Special
iSki - Andy Dappen | May 1998
Boards to Ski It All
iSki - Andy Dappen | June 2003
Canadian Haute Route
Backcountry - Andy Dappen | January 2004
Crystal Mountain: a European's Nightmare
iSki - Andy Dappen | February 1998
Diet for a Fat Pack
Backcountry - Andy Dappen | December 1995
Dynafit Tourlite Tech
Outside - Andy Dappen | November 1998
Forbidden Forray
The Seattle Times - Chris Solomon | November 2000
Forward To The Past
Backcountry - Martin Volken | January 1998
Grizzlies, Glaciers and Girls
Powder - Andy Dappen | May 1999
Haute to Trot
Kitsap Sun - Seabury Blair Jr. | May 2005
In Search of Sir Arnold
Powder - Andy Dappen | February 1995
Italian Redemption
Backcountry - Andy Dappen | December 1997
Little Areas That Rock: Silver Star
Powder - Andy Dappen | March 1998
Mike Hattrup Endows AMGA Scholarship
www.mountainzone.com - Ari Cheren | June 2002
Mosquitoes, Moons, and Morons
iSki - Andy Dappen | August 1997
No Absolutes
Backcountry Magazine - Andy Dappen | November 2003
Of Idiots and Avalanches
iSki - Andy Dappen | January 1998
Out of the Rabbit Cage
Backcountry Magazine - Andy Dappen | January 2004
Plan to Survive
Hooked Online - Mike Hattrup | December 2002
Rodgers Pass
Backcountry - Andy Dappen | January 1998
Shades of Gray
Climbing - Andy Dappen | December 1998
Shaking a Curse
Powder - Andy Dappen | February 1997
Silcox Hut Then And Now
Backcountry - Andy Dappen | January 1998
Ski Touring Accessories
iSKI - Andy Dappen | May 1998
Skiers of Disobedience
Backcountry - Andy Dappen | December 1999
Skiing the Big One
Powder Magazine - Andy Dappen | November 2002
Skis That Really Handle It
iSKI - Andy Dappen | May 1997
Snowshoe Thompson
Powder - Andy Dappen | February 1996
Spearhead Traverse -- Far From The Maddening Crowd -- Classic Backcountry Ski Trip Spans 13 Glaciers
The Seattle Times - Chris Solomon | November 1999
Stooges On Shuksan
Powder - Andy Dappen | March 2000
Stooges Revisted
Powder - Andy Dappen | January 1998
Summer Soul
iSki - Andy Dappen | August 1996
Sun Peaks Resort
Powder - Andy Dappen | October 1998
Swiss Made
Skiing Magazine - Jason Daley | March 2005
The Best of Boots
Not previously published - Andy Dappen | November 1999
The Binding Solution
iSKI - Andy Dappen | December 1996
The Cascades
Powder - Andy Dappen | November 1998
The Couloir Connection
Skiing - Rob Story | October 2002
The Getaway
iSki - Andy Dappen | November 1997
The Gospel According To John
Powder - Andy Dappen | November 1996
The Hitch-Hiker
Powder - Andy Dappen | November 1997
The Longest Day, The Longest Run
Backcountry - Andy Dappen | March 1996
The Many Meanings of Skoki
Backcountry - Andy Dappen | March 1997
The Ptarmigan Weekend
Powder - Andy Dappen | November 1999
The Snoqualmie Haute Route
Skiing - Andy Dappen | February 2000
The Teacher
Powder - Andy Dappen | March 1997
The Three Faces of Hood
Powder - Andy Dappen | December 1995
The Value of a Guide in the Backcountry
Not previously published - Chris Solomon | November 1999
There Are No Bad Seasons
iSKI - Andy Dappen | November 1997
Traversing the Alps, Realm of the Gods
Los Angeles Times - Chris Solomon | January 2006
Upping the Ante
Skiing Magazine - Doug Schitzspahn | February 2005
Weathering The Wasatch
Powder - Andy Dappen | November 1999
Who is in charge
- Martin Volken | March 2009
Why Randonnee?
iSKI - Andy Dappen | November 1997
Why Telemark?
Powder - Andy Dappen | November 1999
Worlds in Collision
Backcountry - Andy Dappen | December 1997
Your Money or Your Life
Powder - Andy Dappen | November 1995
