Backcountry Skiing Loveland Pass, Colorado is a spiral bound ski atlas by Rob Writz covering 111 routes in the Loveland Pass zone on the Continental Divide.

What it's for

This guidebook is for choosing and planning ski and splitboard tours around Loveland Pass. Each zone is shown in an aerial photo with the way up and the way down marked, next to a description of each run. The publisher says the routes span beginner to advanced terrain.

Features

• Aerial photos: marked with ascent and descent indicators
• Run details: individual run descriptions with slope angle and aspect
• Terrain data: Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) ratings
• Access: parking and trailhead information
• Zones covered: Watrous Gulch, Herman Gulch North, Mount Bethel Saddle, Upper and Lower Dry Gulch, Mount Trelease, Mine Dumps, Loveland Pass Bowl, Summit, Widowmaker, Shadowland, Hippie Trees, No Name Peak, Lower No Name Bowl, Porcupine Gulch, West Corner, Dave's Wave, Black Mountain, Marjorie Bowl, Porcupine Peak
• Companions: made to pair with the Beacon Guidebooks Loveland Pass ski map and ski app, each sold separately

How it works

ATES ratings: the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale classes terrain by how exposed it is to avalanches. It describes the terrain, not the day's snowpack, so use it together with the current avalanche forecast.

Avalanche training: a map or guidebook does not replace avalanche training, a current forecast, or rescue gear and practice. OMG runs AIARE avalanche courses.

Specs

• Author: Rob Writz
• Binding: Spiral bound
• Size: 5.5 in x 8.5 in x 0.5 in
• Weight: 0.7 lb
• Publisher: Beacon Guidebooks