In every scale there is something to see and learn in the mountain environment. People, animals, plants, season, rocks, minerals, glaciers, peaks, lakes, food, architecture. Skiing and snowboarding are almost meaningless in the richness of the alpine system.
chamonix - mont blanc photo album - A set of pictures with no captions
Glacier du Miage - in the heart of Mont Blanc
navigation data sheet
a draft template that I use to form an appreciation of the next day's backcountry route and it's risks.
a draft template that I use to form an appreciation of the next day's backcountry route and it's risks.
This ski mountaineering book by Chamonix guide Anselme Baud is an incredible resource. I read it constantly. I can't get the link to work correctly so here is the url directly to the publishers site.
http://www.cordee.co.uk/cgi-bin/blurb_nw.pl?Cordee_Ref_No=CTS189
http://www.cordee.co.uk/cgi-bin/blurb_nw.pl?Cordee_Ref_No=CTS189
Links to other back country and mountain resources. Some are pages on this site. Most are external links.