Following the success of his first snowshoeing guide, Snowshoeing in the Canadian Rockies (RMB, 2011), Andrew Nugara has now written the ultimate guide for those finding themselves on snowshoes for the first time. A Beginner's Guide to Snowshoeing in the Canadian Rockies describes over 40 great routes for new snowshoers. The trips extend from scenic Waterton in the far south to the breathtaking Columbia Icefield in the north section of Banff National Park. Stunning colour photos, maps and detailed route descriptions are provided for each trip, as well as level of difficulty, objective hazards and additional equipment requirements. Whether you are looking for an easy, introductory day on flat terrain amid beautiful surroundings or something slightly more challenging, you will find it in this new guidebook.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2018.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 796.9/209711
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-bc
- ISBN
- 9781927330531 9781927330388
- LCCN
- GV853
- LCCN Item number
- N84 2012eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (334 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00239031 (OCoLC)882572196 (CaOOCEL)455243
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgements 9
- Introduction 11
- The Preliminaries 12
- The Changing Face of Snowshoeing 12
- The Benefits and Advantagesof Snowshoeing 13
- Health 13
- Expense 14
- Who Can Snowshoe? 14
- “To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before” 14
- Types of Snowshoeing 15
- Types of Snowshoes and Buying Equipment 15
- Snowshoe Sizes 19
- Footwear 20
- Additional Equipment 21
- Poles 21
- Clothing 24
- Sunscreen and Sunglasses 25
- The Snowshoeing Season 25
- Shoes or No Shoes? 28
- Snowshoeing with the Family 29
- Trip Ratings 35
- Avalanches 36
- Recognizing Avalanche Terrain 36
- Slope Angle 37
- Slope Orientation 37
- Slope Shape 38
- Anchors 38
- Elevation 39
- Other Hazards and Considerations 40
- Cornices 40
- Bad Weather 42
- Limited Daylight 42
- Picking Good Weather Days 42
- Frozen Lakes 45
- Snowshoeing Technique 48
- Flat Terrain 49
- Getting Up 49
- Getting Down 50
- Side-sloping 52
- Running 52
- Balling 53
- Trail-breaking 54
- Snowshoeing Etiquette 55
- Ski Tracks and Trail-breaking 55
- Official Ski Trails 57
- Official Snowshoe Trails 58
- Right of Way 58
- Snowmobilers and Snowmobile Trails 59
- Beyond Beginner Snowshoeing 60
- Conclusion 62
- The Trips 65
- Waterton 66
- 1 Crandell Lake 68
- 2 Akamina Pass 71
- 3 Cameron Lake 73
- 4 Horseshoe Basin Trail and Lakeview Ridge 77
- Highway 774 (Castle Crown) 80
- 5 Carbondale Hill 81
- Highway 541 85
- 6 Bull Creek Hills 86
- 7 Grass Pass 89
- Bragg Creek and Elbow Valley 94
- 8 Hare Snowshoe Loop 96
- 9 McLean Hill 98
- 10 Ranger Ridge 101
- 11 Paddy’s Flat Interpretive Trail 103
- 12 Riverview Trail 105
- 13 Sulphur Springs Trail 109
- 14 Beaver Lodge Interpretive Trail 112
- Highway 68 115
- 15 Moose Creek Loop and Pinewoods Loop 117
- 16 Cox Hill 121
- 17 Eagle Hill 126
- 18 Kananaskis Integrated Forest Interpretive Trail (KIFIT) 130
- Highway 40 South 134
- 19 Troll Falls 136
- 20 Kananaskis Village Snowshoe Trail 138
- 21 Evan-Thomas Creek 141
- 22 Wedge Pond 144
- 23 Wintour Road 146
- Highway 742 (Smith–Dorrien) 148
- 24 Canmore Park 151
- 25 742-A 153
- 26 742-B 155
- 27 742-C 157
- 28 742-D 159
- 29 742-E (Buller Pond) 160
- 30 Beyond Buller Pond 162
- 31 742-F 165
- 32 742-G 167
- 33 Rummel Lake 169
- 34 742-H 172
- 35 Commonwealth Creek Logging Road 174
- 36 Marushka Lake 176
- 37 South End of Spray Lake 179
- 38 742-I 182
- 39 Chester Lake 184
- 40 Lower Chester Loop and Mount Murray Viewpoint 188
- 41 Hogarth Lakes 191
- 42 Burstall Lakes 193
- 43 Sawmill Loop 197
- 44 Warspite Lake 199
- Kananaskis Lakes Trail 202
- 45 Canyon 204
- 46 Kananaskis Canyon 205
- 47 Lower Kananaskis Lake I 208
- 48 Penstock Loop 212
- 49 Elkwood Loop 215
- 50 Marsh Loop 218
- 51 Lower Kananaskis Lake II 221
- 52 Upper Kananaskis Lake I 224
- 53 Rawson Lake 226
- 54 Upper Kananaskis Lake II 228
- Banff 230
- 55 Cascade Ponds 232
- 56 Johnson Lake 235
- 57 Two Jack Lake 238
- 58 Lake Minnewanka and Stewart Canyon 240
- 59 Stoney Squaw Mountain 244
- 60 Vermilion Lakes 247
- 61 Tunnel Mountain Drive 250
- 62 Tunnel Mountain 252
- 63 Hoodoo Viewpoint 254
- 64 Sundance Trail 255
- 65 Ink Pots 259
- Lake Louise 262
- 66 Louise Creek 264
- 67 Fairview Lookout 267
- 68 Highline 270
- 69 Lake Louise and Shoreline 274
- 70 Mirror Lake and Lake Agnes 276
- Yoho 280
- 71 Ross Lake 282
- 72 Sherbrooke Lake 285
- 73 Emerald Lake 289
- 74 Chancellor Peak Road 293
- 75 Wapta Falls 295
- Highway 93 North 300
- 76 Bow Lake 302
- 77 Peyto Lake Viewpoint 306
- Maps 309
- Appendix A: Trips Organized by Level of Difficulty 319
- Easy 319
- Intermediate 321
- Advanced 323
- Appendix B: Trip Combinations 324
- Appendix C: Family Trips 327
- Appendix D: Favourites 329
- Appendix E: Information Centres 331
- Bibliography 332
- Index 333
- The Author 335
