Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America is a large-format compilation of iconic and aesthetic ski descents from Alaska to Mount Washington. Created by ski mountaineers Chris Davenport, Art Burrows and Penn Newhard, Fifty Classic Ski Descents taps into the local knowledge of contributors such as Andrew McLean, Glen Plake, Lowell Skoog, Chic Scott and Ptor Spricenieks with first-person descriptions of their favorite ski descents and insightful perspectives on ski mountaineering past, present and future. The book features 208 pages of gorgeous action and mountain images from many of North America s top photographers. Whether you are planning an expedition to Baffin Island s Polar Star Couloir or heading out for dawn patrol on Mount Superior, Fifty Classic Ski Descents is a visual and inspirational feast of ski mountaineering in North America.

Hardcover: 204 pages 

ifty Classic Ski Descents of North America is a historical atlas of the finest ski descents in North America. It was published by Capitol Peak Publishing in 2010 and is distributed by Wolverine Publishing today. The book was assembled by Chris Davenport, Art Burrows, and Penn Newhard, with significant contributions from Jimmy Chin, Pete Costain, Lou Dawson, Kristoffer Erickson, Lorne Glick, Greg Hill, Andrew McLean, Hilaree O'Neill, Eric Pehota, Glen Plake, Kevin Quinn, Chic Scott, Lowell Skoog, Ptor Spricenieks, Mark Synnott, and Jon Walsh.

• Hardback Coffee Table Book  
• 12 x 13 / 208 pages

The East

• Polar Star Couloir, Mt. Beluga, Baffin Island
• Tuckerman Ravine, Mt. Washington, NH
• Huntington Ravine, Mt. Washington, NH

Colorado

• Landry Line, Pyramid Peak
• North Maroon Peak, North Face
• Cross Couloir, Mt. of the Holy Cross
• Wilson Peak, Northeast Face
• Silver Couloir, Buffalo Mountain

Utah

• Mt. Superior, South Face
• Hypodermic Needle, Thunder Ridge
• Cold Fusion, Mt. Timpanogos
• Mt. Tukuhnikivatz, La Sals

Wyoming

• Ford-Stettner Couloir, Grand Teton
• The Skillet, Mt. Moran
• East Face Glacier Route, Middle Teton

Idaho/Montana

• The Sickle, Horstmann Peak, ID
• Devil's Bedstead, North Face, ID
• Castle Peak, South Face, ID
• North Couloir, McGowan Peak, ID
• Mt. Stimson, Southwest Face, MT
• The Patriarch, Glacier Peak, MT

California/Nevada[edit]

• Mt. Whitney, Mountaineer's Route, CA
• Stair Steps Couloir, Mt. Williamson, CA
• Split Couloir, Split Mountain, CA
• Bloody Couloir, Bloody Mountain, CA
• Mt. Shasta, Avalanche Gulch, CA
• Terminal Cancer Couloir, Ruby Mountains, NV

Pacific Northwest

• Northwest Route, Mt. Shuksan, WA
• Watson's Traverse, Mt. Baker, WA
• Fuhrer Finger, Mt. Rainer, WA
• Newton-Clark Headwall, Mt. Hood, OR
• Eldorado Peak, Eldorado Glacier, WA

Canada Coast Mountains

• Combatant Couloir, Mt. Combatant
• Mt. Currie, Pencil & Central Couloirs
• Joffre Peak, Northwest Face
• Spearhead Traverse, Whistler

Columbia Mountains/Rockies

• Mt. Robson/Yuh Hai Has Kun, North Face, BC
• Aemmer Couloir, Mt. Temple, AB
• Mt. Columbia, Southeast Face, AB
• Skyladder, Mt. Andromeda, BC
• Comstock Couloir, Mt. Dawson, BC
• Seven Steps to Paradise, Youngs Peak, BC
• Rogers/Swiss Peaks, Uber Tour, BC
• Rogers Pass to Bugaboos Traverse, BC

Alaska

• University Peak, South Face
• Mira Face, Mt. Saint Elias
• Pontoon Peak, Southeast Ridge
• The Sphinx, Southeast Ridge
• The Ramp, Meteorite Mountain
• Messner Couloir, Denali