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On-the-spot decision-making with lightweight, compact, and durable guidebooks! Beacon Guidebooks is offering up easy-to-digest beta on backcountry terrain in multiple regions across the West. In these highly-curated guides by local experts, you’ll find high-quality aerial photos marked with ascent and descent indicators, individual run descriptions, slope angles, aspect, Avalanche ..

Whether venturing into the backcountry or just looking for some inspirational wall adornment, the Ski Maps from Beacon Guidebooks are the perfect accompaniment to their similarly named Ski Atlas siblings. These useful maps contain information on parking, descents, skin tracks, slope angles, and much more. Because these are meant to be used in the field, they are constructed from wa..

It’s hard to overstate the backcountry skiing terrain of Rogers Pass, British Columbia. Think massive faces, steep couloirs, great tree skiing, terrifying yet enticing avalanche slide paths, and playful pillows. Oh, and it’s all covered in legendary interior BC powder. Thanks to Douglas Sproul, it’s now also hard to overstate the area’s guidebook. Rogers Pass is a complex area but ..

Montana is called 'Big Sky Country' for its vast expanses, beautiful vistas, and abundance of mountains. Add snow to those peaks and you can find some of the best ski lines in the west. So many, in fact, that it's hard to know where to start. Thankfully a copy of "Peaks and Couloirs of Southwest Montana" will point you in the right direction. What could easily be described as a tru..

When you envision Colorado ski-mountaineering you likely picture something resembling Rocky Mountain National Park. For good reason as it’s wild and picturesque. Mark Kelly’s guidebook is the ultimate compass that unlocks the secrets of the park and inspires long days in the backcountry. Feast your eyes on some of the most awe-inspiring terrain on the planet. Grab a tank of gas, so..

After your beacon, shovel, probe, skis, skins, boots, first aid kit, pants, and Skimo Co headband, a trustworthy map is the most important piece of equipment to bring with you into the backcountry. But don't trust just any map to get you to where you want to ski - if you're headed to the Lake Tahoe area or the snowcapped mountains of New Hampshire, pick up one of the Backcountry Sk..

With its stunning photography, in-depth photos, and detailed information, the Ski Atlas(s) from Alpenglow Publishing are equal parts coffee table adornment and functional guidebook. With an individual and singular focus on Lassen & Shasta, Tahoe, Trinity Alps, Southern Wallowas, Steven's Pass, and Oregon, you can get beta on your next ski line AND get inspired at the same time...