8 Must-Read Books for Backcountry Skiers

POWDER—For those willing to trade their smartphones for tangible reality, these essential backcountry skiing books have a lot to offer. Their pages have fueled ideas, adventure, and education for decades, and they remain as relevant today as when they were published.

In This Article

  1. Teton Skiing by Thomas Turiano

  2. Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain by Bruce Tremper

  3. Chuting Gallery by Andrew McClean

  4. Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America by Chris Davenport, Art Burrows, and Penn Newhard

  5. Wild Snow by Lou Dawson

  6. Avalanche Essentials by Bruce Tremper  

  7. The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mountains by Jeremy Jones

  8. Beyond Skid: A Cookbook For Ski Bums by Max Ritter and Lily Krass

Brett St Clair