{"product_id":"9781680515855","title":"Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering","description":"The most up-to-date resource available on backcountry ski skills, techniques, and gear        \u003cbr\u003eFor intermediate-to-advanced backcountry skiers         \u003cbr\u003eIncludes safety, navigation, nutrition and fitness information, in addition to techniques         \u003cbr\u003eProvides advice on how to make well-informed decisions Martin Volken and his co-authors provide skiers with all the tools and knowledge they need to safely and successfully travel in the mountains. The guide features intermediate-to-advanced techniques for ski touring and ski mountaineering, from planning wilderness trips to perfecting turns in rolling terrain and mastering uphill climbing. For those skiers ready for a more technical, high alpine environment, they draw on traditional mountaineering skills, including roped climbing, setting protection anchors, using ice axes, climbing on bare rock, and more.  ","brand":"Mountaineers Books, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049266594032,"sku":"9781680515855","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781680515855_p0.jpg?v=1763690236","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781680515855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}