Summits & Icefields 2: Alpine Ski Tours in the Columbia Mountains

by Chic Scott

Overview

This new edition of Summits&Icefields 2: Alpine Ski Tours in the Columbia Mountains continues RMB’s tradition of offering snow enthusiasts updated editions of our bestselling guidebooks. Researched and written by legendary alpinist Chic Scott, with the assistance of certified mountain guide Mark Klassen, this guidebook—along with its companion volume Summits&Icefields 1: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies (RMB, 2011)—will continue to be the bibles for ski mountaineers looking to experience the winter grandeur of western Canada’s mountain ranges.

Completely revised and updated, this new edition will feature both classic and new tours, along with information on a variety of locations that has either been greatly expanded or freshly redone, including the ever-popular sections on Rogers Pass and the Bugaboos to Rogers Pass Traverse. With stunning, full-colour photos throughout and featuring digitally shaded maps prepared from satellite imagery, these new editions will set a unique standard for ski guidebooks in North America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781927330357
Publisher:	Rocky Mountain Books
Publication date:	12/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Chic Scott has been a climber and guide for over 35 years and a backcountry skier for 50 years. He is the founder of the Canadian Himalayan Foundation and was one of the founders of the John Lauchlan Memorial Award. Chic is also the author of Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies, Powder Pioneers: Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains, Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering and The Yam: 50 Years of Climbing on Yamnuska (co-author). Chic lives in Banff, Alberta.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition 9

Acknowledgements 10

Introduction to the Columbia Mountains 11

Alpine Ski Touring in the Columbia Mountains Mark Klassen 13

Travel Information, Regulations and Fees 33

How To Use this Book 38

Rogers Pass by Mark Klassen 42

Hut-based Backcountry Centres 118

Tent-based Backcountry Centres 148

Nelson Classics 153

Revelstoke Classics 172

Shorter Traverses 175

The Grand Traverses 206

Bugaboos to Rogers Pass Traverse Mark Klassen 273

The Backcountry Ski Lodges 309

Resources 338

Index 347

Sources/readings 349

Companion Rescue 350