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Backcountry Ski! Washington: The Best Trails and Descents for Free-Heelers and Snowboarders
by Seabury Blair
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Sasquatch Books (2002-01-07)
ISBN: 1570611513
EAN: 9781570611513
Dewy Decimal #: 917.970443
Paperback: 208 pages
SKU: 080709673
Condition: New
Comments: 1570611513 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover from being on a retail store shelf. New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Customer Reviews
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Buy Rainier Burgdorfer's guidebook....
Rating  (1)
Date: 2005-04-21
Rainier Burgdorfer's Backcountry Skiing in the Washington's Cascades is MUCH MORE useful. I've got both this book and Burgdorfer's guide and this guidebook covers the same tours as Burgdorfer's book and doesn't provide enough new or different information about these backcountry ski tours to make it useful. As Mr. Blair mentions, Burgdorfer's book does cover some tours that are only accessible after roads have melted out or that require some mountaineering equipment, but that just makes it more interesting. The majority of Burgdorfer's tours are suitable for skiers of intermediate or better ability and do not require any non-skiing gear (i.e., mountaineering equipment).
Martin Volken's guide to Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass (Backcountry Skiing) is also worth checking out as it does provide new and different options from Burgdorfer's guide in my opinion.
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Best Guide
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-06-25
1 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
The best thing about this guide is that you can use it all winter and put it away in the summer. I really like the relaxed style and the way the author makes me feel like I can do any one of these routes in a day.
I own both backcountry skiing and snowboarding guides to Washington, and this one is by far the best. Most of the routes in the other book are only open in the summer and it would be impossible to get to them in a day.
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Not as advertised...
Rating (1)
Date: 2001-01-29
9 out of 13 customers found this reveiw helpful
Does anyone besides Seabury Blair's friends like this book? Marlene Kocur liked it but she has also drew the maps for the book. Another reader gave it 5 stars but also happens to live on the Olympic Peninsula. Probably another of Mr. Blair's friends. If you give this horrendous book a positive review please be completely honest about whether or not the author happens to be a friend of yours. Blair has written a pamphlet for beginning cross-country skiers and then stretched it into a book by printing the same route descriptions over and over again. Then he slapped a cover on it to try and sell it to backcountry skiers and snowboarders. A quick perusal at the bookstand would make this obvious but on the web we don't have that luxury.
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Great for all levels of skiers
Rating (5)
Date: 2000-11-29
3 out of 10 customers found this reveiw helpful
Seabury Blair's guide book appeals to those of us who don't jump off of cliffs for entertainment. When first starting out as a novice skier I would have appreciated having a copy of this book. Now that I'm skiing at an intermediate level this guide book is invaluable. It's formatted for all levels of skiing abilities. Most guide books are written with just the facts..very dry. Blair's guide book is informative but written with a sense of humor. Whether you are experienced or just beginning to take to the snow this book is for you. Very well done.
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At last, an entertaining informative book
Rating (5)
Date: 2000-11-24
3 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
The author has written a witty very informative book. I would very strongly recommend it to anyone who loves the outdoors, and is looking for a book that is not only accurate, factual, but also very entertaining. GREAT READING!
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