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Alpine Book Peddlers Confessions of a Ski Bum: Kicking Horse Pass Guidebook

Sale price$24.95 CAD

Confessions of a Ski Bum: Kicking Horse Pass, Day Tripping is a modern backcountry ski guide for day trips in the Kicking Horse Pass area found at the border of Banff and Yoho National Parks.


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Confessions of a Ski Bum: Kicking Horse Pass Guidebook
Confessions of a Ski Bum: Kicking Horse Pass Guidebook Sale price$24.95 CAD

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Includes detailed descriptions, directions, terrain photos and maps for everything from tree skiing to no fall glacier descents. This 128 page, 8.5” by 5.5” guidebook includes 76 colour pictures, 10 topo maps, 10 ski zones with 62 runs/routes to keep even the most keen skier busy for many seasons. Four guest writers help include the most gnarly lines found in the area including Birth Canal Couloir, the East Face of Cathedral Mountain and the north face of Mount Victoria. A gripping first hand account of the first descent of Popes Summit Couloir by the legendary alpinist Jon Walsh is also included.

Areas covered include: Mount Bosworth, Bath Exit Valley, Paget Peak, Ogden South, Ogden North, Great Divide Creek, Narao & Popes Peaks, Cathedral, Collier Peak and Mount Victoria North Summit.

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Monod Sports is a family-owned specialty shop rooted in Banff, since 1949. Our team lives and works in the mountains, and we’re selective about what we carry — choosing quality gear we trust ourselves, stand behind fully, and feel confident recommending to anyone who walks through our doors.