Snowshoeing – A Trailside Guide: 0 (Trailside Guides) - Softcover

Olmsted, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 039331720X ISBN 13: 9780393317206

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1998

Synopsis

In this indispensable guide, avid snowshoer Larry Olmsted enumerates the many reasons for snowshoeing's meteoric rise. Advances in design and construction-including quick-entry, high-performance bindings-have made snowshoes even easier and more enjoyable to use. Scores of enthusiasts are hitting groomed cross-country ski and snowmobile trails across the snowbelt, running on scaled-down versions of traditional 'shoes. Snowshoeing explains how to experience this recent evolution of the sport.

Even greater numbers of snowshoers come from the ranks of America's hikers and backpackers, who have discovered that wintertime can be the best time to hit the trail: no bugs, no mud, no crowds. And backcountry Alpine skiers and snowboarders climb to their summits on snowshoes, the most reliable, versatile mode of travel across snow. No new use or technique is left untreated in this, the first guide to snowshoeing since snowshoeing has come of age.

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Review

One of the lesser-known of winter sports, Snowshoeing opens by answering the question many of you are probably already asking, "Why Snowshoe?"

Once you have got over that hurdle, the book goes on to tell you where, when, how and with what equipment. And if you get so hooked that you don't want to stop when the snow melts, there's also information of how to snowshoe in the desert. Beautiful action photography will get you motivated, while sections on safety and survival will make sure you are equipped for the big outdoors.

All you need now is a good snowfall, or a handy desert!

The book was written to accompany the US public TV show Trailside: Making Your Own Adventure and has companion volumes including Winter Adventure and Cross-country skiing.

About the Author

Larry Olmsted, a prolific freelance writer who has published thousands of articles in national publications, including Outside, Playboy, USA Today, and Inc., is a contributing editor to numerous publications, and was a longtime columnist for Investor's Business Daily. He lives in Vermont.

Edition details

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039331720X
• ISBN 13: 9780393317206
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160