Backcountry Skiing Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado | Beacon Guidebooks

Backcountry Skiing Rocky Mountain National Park is a ski touring and splitboarding guidebook for Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado from Beacon Guidebooks. 

Backcountry Skiing Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado is another great guidebook from Beacon Guidebooks. Ski mountaineering guide Mike Soucy brings years of experience in Rocky Mountain National Park to this professional and detailed backcountry ski guidebook with over 60 routes accessible to a wide range of skiers and riders.

“The Park,” as locals know it, is home to some of the most diverse, accessible ski terrain as well as the greatest concentration of ski mountaineering objectives in the Colorado Front Range mountains. Here you will find options from entry-level to expert, from couloirs to alpine bowls. Enjoy a social day at Hidden Valley or explore the high-alpine spring skiing from Trail Ridge Road.

In this lightweight guide that can fit in your pack, you’ll find high-quality aerial photos marked with ascent and descent indicators, individual run descriptions, slope angles, aspect, Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale ratings, parking and trailhead information and more. Designed to go along with you on your tours and accompany the Backcountry Skiing Rocky Mountain National Park Ski Map and Ski App. This is more than just a guidebook. It’s a decision-making tool. 

This 5.5” x 8.5” spiral-bound book covers the following zones: Fall River South, Fall River North, Lower and Upper Hidden Valley, Bear Lake Trailhead, Odessa Gorge, Tyndall Gorge, Chaos Canyon, Glacier Gorge Trailhead, Loch Vale, Andrews Creek, Upper Glacier Gorge, Longs Peak, Longs + Meeker South, Lion Lake, and the Colorado River Trailhead.

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