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Snow
Assessing snow conditions is always challenging, but an essential skill for anyone who wants to travel the mountains safely in winter. What is snow? How is it formed? How does it change? This practical mini-guide provides clear and concise answers to these and other such questions.Written by Robert Bolognesi, a leading expert, ‘Snow’ is aimed at all snowsport enthusiasts who want to improve their knowledge of examining and analysing snow cover. It throws light on how best to identify the many forms which snow may take, and how to assess avalanche risk more precisely and reliably.
By Robert Bolognesi (Translated by Blyth Wright)
Cicerone Press
ISBN: 978 1 85284 4745
RRP: £7.99
Avalanche!
People say avalanches are unpredictable. While that may be true, with the right skills it is possible to understand when avalanches are most likely to occur and how to reduce the risks.Aimed at all winter adventure enthusiasts ‘Avalanche!’ draws on the knowledge of experts, as well as on first-hand accounts from avalanche witnesses and survivors. This compact mini-guide outlines the basic skills to help understand and evaluate avalanche risk, reduce the dangers and enjoy the mountains safely.
By Robert Bolognesi (Translated by Blyth Wright)
Cicerone Press
ISBN: 978 1 85284 4736
RRP: £7.99
Alpine Ski Mountaineering – Volume 1: Western Alps
The European Alps offer some of the finest and most accessible ski mountaineering in the world, with a combination of magnificent terrain and an enviable snow record.This guide brings together a selection of tours in the Western Alps varied in length and difficulty, although most fit within a full week’s touring. The guide includes linear and circular routes, day tours and the ‘Classic Haute Route’, the traverse between Chamonix and Zermatt.
By Bill O’Connor
Cicerone Press
ISBN: 978 1 85284 3731
RRP: £15.00
Alpine Ski Mountaineering – Volume 2: Central and Eastern Alps
The second volume of the ski mountaineering series includes some of the finest ski tours in the Central and Eastern Alps. The tours in this guide range across Alpine Switzerland from its north-west corner to its south east-tip, before sliding east, following the vast arc of the Alps into the Austrian Tyrol and South Tyrol of north Italy.The selection in the guide varies in length and difficulty, and with a mix of linear and circular routes of 6-7 days length. The guide includes some of the finest most accessible Alpine ski-tours in the world.
By Bill O’Connor
Cicerone Press
ISBN: 978 1 85284 3748
RRP: £15.00
Snowshoeing – Mont Blanc and the Western Alps
Snowshoeing has come a long way in the last 30 years. From being little known, it has become a major winter activity.If you can walk you can snowshoe. Equipped correctly and with reasonable knowledge of winter conditions, you can enjoy hiking in terrain that would otherwise be inaccessible on foot in winter.
‘Snowshoeing’ contains 70 of the best walks in the Mont Blanc region, with something of interest for all abilities, and also prepares you for the experience with sections on equipment, technique, hazards and preparation.
By Hilary Sharp
Cicerone Press
ISBN: 978 1 85284 3764
RRP: £14.00
Vanoise Ski Touring
The Vanoise National Park was the first national park to be created in France. As the park has been protected from the encroachment of the ski-resorts, it has been preserved as one of the great ski-touring areas of the French Alps.‘Vanoise Ski Touring’ is aimed at skiers who find the magnificent unspoilt scenery as exhilarating as the thrill of the perfect descent. The guide describes 11 routes in Savoie, Vanoise and surrounding areas – from one-day to multi-day trips. As many of the tours starts from resorts, they can be combined with a resort-based holiday.
By Paul Henderson
Cicerone Press
ISBN: 978 1 85284 3755
RRP: £12.00
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