Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast: 50 Classic Ski and Snowboard Tours in New England and New York

by David Goodman

Overview

“The bible” of backcountry skiing is now bigger, better, and completely updated.

Thirty years after his first guidebook became a cult classic among Eastern powder seekers and garnered two national awards, David Goodman has revised and expanded his “bible of Northeastern backcountry skiing” for the next generation of winter adventurers. From thrilling day trips in the East's highest mountains to hut-to-hut wilderness journeys, this is the only comprehensive guide to the best backcountry ski and snowboard tours in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, New York, and Massachusetts with description, distance, elevation, difficulty rating, and topographic map included for each tour. Learn about proper gear, essential skills, and fascinating ski history. Whether you are a seasoned AT, telemark, or cross-country skier, a snowboarder, or a resort skier ready to explore the backcountry, this book will lead you to the best powder in the Northeast.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND

• Color action shots from the East's best ski photographers

• A comprehensive guide to skiing and riding in Tuckerman Ravine
• Information on avalanche awareness, gear, safety, and first aid

• Where to ski the Northeast's best glade zones

Praise for previous editions

“The bible of Eastern backcountry skiing.”—Backcountry Magazine

“Goodman's guide delivers the goods.”—Powder Magazine

“Goodman is a godfather… of Northeast backcountry skiing.”—Boston Globe

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781628421248
Publisher:	Appalachian Mountain Club Books MA
Publication date:	12/14/2020
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	1,016,737
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

David Goodman is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, radio host, skier and mountaineer. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Outside, Boston Globe, Mother Jones, SKI and numerous national publications. He lives in Vermont.

Table of Contents

SECTION I. THE BACKCOUNTRY WORLD

i. The Northeastern Renaissance

ii. The Tours

iii. The New England Ski Season

iv. Backcountry Snowboarding

v. Clothing and equipment

vi. Mountaineering Skills & Avalanches

vii. First Aid

SECTION II. New Hampshire

1. Mt. Cardigan

2. Mt. Monadnock

3. Mt. Moosilauke

4. Mt. Chocorua

5. Cannon Mountain

6. Mt. Garfield

7. Carter Notch Hut Tours

8. Wildcat Valley Trail

9. Doublehead Ski Trail

Mt Washington Region

10. Avalanche Brook Trail

11. Pinkham Notch Tours

12. Gulf of Slides

13. Sherburne Ski Trail

14. Tuckerman Ravine

15. Great Gulf

16. Oakes Gulf

Pemigewasset Wilderness Region

17. Zealand Falls Hut Tour

18. Zealand Notch Tours

19. Pemigewasset River Tours

20. Greeley Ponds

21. Easy Day Trips in the White Mountains

SECTION III. Vermont

22. Stratton Pond

23. Skyline Trail

24. Mt. Moosalamoo

25. Breadloaf Wilderness/ Norske Trail

26. Woodward Mountain Trail

27. Bolton-Trapp Trail

28. The Long Trail – Monroe Skyline

29. Camel's Hump

30. Lake Willoughby

31. Big Jay

Mt Mansfield Region

32. Bruce Trail

33. Teardrop Trail

34. Skytop Trail

35. Steeple Trail

36. Nebraska Notch

SECTION IV. Maine

37. Acadia National Park

38. Camden Hills State Park

39. Katahdin & Baxter State Park

40. 100 Mile Wilderness (AMC Medawisla Lodge)

41. Grand Canyon of Maine (AMC Little Lyford Lodge)

42. Maine Huts

SECTION V. New York

The Adirondacks: A Ski History

43. Jackrabbit Trail

44. Camp Peggy O'Brien Hut Tour

45. Wright Peak Ski Trail

46. Avalanche Pass & Lake Colden

47. Mt. Marcy

SECTION VI. Massachusetts

48. Thunderbolt Ski Trail

Back matter

Postscript

Appendix A

Outdoor & Instructional Organizations

Appendix B

Recommended Reading

Appendix C

Emergency Contacts

Interviews

This is the only guidebook to backcountry skiing tours in the Northeast covering the best of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York.