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Tables of Contents for Backcountry Skiing
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction
1
1
The Two Religions: Alpine Touring versus Telemarking
2
5
From the Lift to the Backcountry
7
1
Equipment for the Backcountry Skier
8
1
Tour Planning
9
1
Planning Considerations
9
1
Regional Planning at Home
9
1
Local Planning: Evaluating the Tour in the Field
9
1
Zonal Planning: Evaluating a Particular Slope
10
1
Time Calculations
10
2
The Seasonal-Stability Dial
12
1
The Unavoidable Rating System
13
2
How to Use This Guide
15
5
Day Tours
Granite Mountain
20
4
Granite West
24
3
McClellum Butte North Couloir
27
4
Mount Catherine
31
3
Mount Hyak
34
3
Kendall Stump
37
3
Kendall Peak, West Flank
40
4
Red Mountain
44
4
Lundin Peak
48
4
Snoqualmie Mountain via Cave Ridge (Phantom Descent)
52
4
Snoqualmie Mountain, East Summit
56
4
The Slot Couloir
60
4
The Crooked Couloir
64
4
Snoqualmie Middle Fork Descent
68
3
Pineapple Basin
71
3
Snow Lake Divide
74
3
Chair Peak, North Slope Descent
77
4
Chair Peak, South Shoulder
81
5
Chair Peak Circumnavigation
86
5
Kaleetan Peak
91
4
Mount Roosevelt
95
7
Overnight Tours
Jolly Mountain
102
3
Big Snow Mountain
105
5
Overcoat Peak
110
5
Alaska Mountain
115
4
Mount Thompson
119
9
Multiday Tours
The Little Snoqualmie Haute Route
128
7
The Snoqualmie Haute Route
135
10
A Bonus Tour
The Forbidden Tour
145
10
Appendix
155
3
About the Author
158