Backcountry Skiing Mount Baker, Washington, 2nd Edition is a spiral bound ski atlas by Matt Schonwald covering 150 descents, approaches, exits, high routes, and circumnavigations.

What it's for

This guidebook is for choosing and planning ski and splitboard tours around Mount Baker. The second edition adds 49 new and expanded routes in 10 new zones, with more coverage north of Highway 542 and in the Twin Sisters Range.

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
• Hazard notes: terrain trap and convexity analysis
• Zones covered: Bagley Lakes, Swift Creek, Shuksan Arm, Mount Ann and Annette, Herman Gulch, Ptarmigan Ridge, Iceberg and Mazama, Table Southwest Face, Barometer Mountain, Mount Herman, Herman and Stoneman, Slate Mountain, Shuksan, Mt. Baker (East, West, North, South), Goat Mountain, Winchester and Larrabee, Ruth and Icy, Twin Sisters Range
• Companions: made to pair with the Beacon Guidebooks Mount Baker 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: Matt Schonwald
• Edition: 2nd
• Binding: Spiral bound
• Size: 5.5 in x 8.5 in x 0.5 in
• Weight: 0.8 lb
• Publisher: Beacon Guidebooks