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Day Trips - Backcountry Skiing Checklist. For trips and courses when you spend the night in town.
Full List - Backcountry Skiing Checklist. Complete for: Overnights, ski mountaineering, expeditions and ski guide training.
Sea and Ski - Backcountry Skiing Checklist. For boat cruise ski trips.
For backcountry/avalanche gear rentals, see Links page.
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All ski trips: Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering - by Martin Volken, Scott Shell and Margaret Wheeler
Rec Level 1 Avalanche Course: The Avalanche Factor - by Joe Stock. or Avalanche Essentials a Step-by-Step System for Safety and Survival - by Bruce Tremper
Rec Level 2 Avalanche Course: The Avalanche Factor - by Joe Stock. or Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain - by Bruce Tremper, 3rd edition
Mountaineering: Mountaineering The Freedom of the Hills - by Mountaineers Books
Navigation: Wilderness Navigation - by Bob Burns and Mike Burns, 3rd edition
Pro Avalanche Courses: Snow, Weather, and Avalanches: Observations Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States (SWAG)
Glacier Travel: Glacier Mountaineering an Illustrated Guide to Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue - by Andy Tyson and Mike Clelland
The Alaska Skiing Guidebook: The Alaska Factor - by Joe Stock (one of Nick’s AGC business partners)
Guide Training: The Mountain Guide Manual - by Marc Chauvin and Rob Coppolillo
Old Classic: Allen and Mike’s Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book - by Allen O’Bannon and Mike Clelland

See: Mountaineers Books for first 5 books listed