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Skiing Around the World 
By: Peterson, Jimmy
Pub Date: 2006
Publisher: Zetterqvist Publishing Co.
Binding:  Hardcover
Illustrated: Color photos
Page Count: 440
ISBN: 9163171015
Price: $74.95
This beautiful coffee table book will take you to some of the best skiing in the world. Great for armchair travelers and ski aficionados alike. Author Peterson joined us at Hooligan Rocks in April of 2006 for a live podcast and slide show. 
Snow Sense
By: Fredston, Jill & Fesler, Doug
Pub Date: 1994
Publisher: Alaska Mountain Safety Center Inc.
Binding: Trade Paper
Pages: 116
ISBN: 0964399407
List Price: $8.95
This book is intended for skiers, mountaineers, snowboarders, snowmobilers, snowshoers, guides, rangers, rescue team members, and others who travel or work in avalanche country. This book helps you as a backcountry traveler learn to recognize, evaluate, and avoid potential avalanche hazards.
Ski Tours In the Sierra Nevada
By: Libkind Marcus
Pub Date: 1995
Publisher: Bittersweet Publishing Company
Binding: Trade Paper
Pages: 256
ISBN: 0931255082
List Price: $16.95
This book is one volume in the most comprehensive series of guidebooks to the ski touring opportunities in the Sierra Nevada .  It is designed to help you plan a trip suited to your own interests and abilities.  
Ski The Whole Mountain
By: DesLauriers, Eric & Rob
Photographs by Hank DeVre
Pub Date: 2002
Publisher: Mountain Sports Press
Binding:  Trade Paper
Illustrated: Photos
Page Count: 192
ISBN: 0971774838
Price: $24.95
Subtitled "From Powder to Steeps to Crud to Bumps, How to Ski Any Condition Any Time", this book will help you ski all terrain with confidence, learn to ski in all conditions, learn the basics of backcountry skiing, and find the right skis for you. The authors have appeared in more than 50 ski films, and have written many instructional articles for Ski Magazine. DeVre is one of the most recognized figures in ski photography. 
Cross-Country Skiing California
By: Jeneid, Michael
Pub Date: 2000
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Binding:  Trade Paper
Illustrated: Photos
Page Count: 160
ISBN: 0899972462
Price: $14.95
This book covers 22 cross-country areas (twenty in California and two in Nevada). Each listing has driving directions, a description of the area, and information about facilities and prices. It also includes background information on cross-country skiing.
Snowshoe Trails 
of Tahoe

By: White, Michael 
Pub Date: 1998
Publisher: Wilderness Press 
Binding:  Trade Paper
Illustrated: Topographic maps
Page Count: 2000
ISBN: 0899972349
Price: $15.95
This book describes 45 of Tahoe’s best snowshoe trips. Each trip has a difficulty rating, background information, and directions to the trailhead, as well as a detailed description of the route. Topographic maps are included. Local Author.

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