- Made By: The Mountaineers Books
Product Features |
Product details
Would you like to give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
The Mountaineers Books Snow Sports By The Mountaineers Books
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:Backcountry Snowboar
"Backcountry Snowboarding" is a great introduction into reaching beyond the resorts to the backcountry. Included in the book are sections on necessary equipment, avalanche and mountain safety, and riding the backcountry. The book is illustrated and contains a very useful appendix that lists other books as well as internet sights for further information. This book is an invaluable aid for the person who wants to find out how to go about preparing for backcountry snowboarding.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For backcountry enthusiasts with a science background, this book provides a thorough introduction to avalanche theory. The book is divided into chapters which build a solid foundation (weather systems, snow structure) through snowpack basics (snow strength and deformation, snowpack structure) and well into more advanced concepts (snowpack analysis, avalanche prediction, search and rescue, and even control with explosives, etc.) It is an excellent, if heavy, read and I found it a valuable resource in the development of an intro avalanche course.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:Avalanche Handbook 3
Gives the complete avalanche story. A thorough, detailed tome that makes more sense once you've read other avalanche books. It fills in the little but important details that lesser volumes mention in passing. Critical reading for all avalanche professionals in the English-speaking world; this is the one that you have to read before embarking on hard-edged vocational avalanche qualifications. There are more accessible books on avalanches but none as complete. Definitely a book you study rather than read; a bit 'chewy' at times, so caveat emptor. Highly recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Covers everything
Excellent book, havnt read through yet but gives the impression that it covers everything in full academic detail- its been revised over and over since the 1940s. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Mr. B. D. Waters
Highly Recomended reading
Few books have been written on the subject of backcountry snowboarding, but thankfully this book covers pretty much everything you would want to know for starting up backcountry... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2004 by Sinbad
