Home Improvement & Design, Mountain Climbing, Winter Sports, Camping, Snow camping, Snow camping--Equipment and supplies, snowshoeing, Ski Touring, Hiking, Hiking--Equipment and supplies 

This is a guide to essential skills and techniques to apply to winter sports and winter environments. It covers everything you need to know to take day trips hiking, snowshoeing, or easy ski touring and making a camp in winter.

* New addition to the Backpacker magazine series with The Mountaineers Books
* Author is a contributing editor for Backpackerand a contributor to AMC Outdoors
* Techniques apply to winter sports and environments that present cold weather in spring and fall and at higher elevations

The outdoor world in its frozen state can take you into a new realm of pleasure where you can enjoy silence, solitude, and a landscape that will redefine "white" in your mind. Learn the skills to help you enjoy wintertime safely and comfortably. Part one covers everything you need to know to take day trips winter hiking, snowshoeing, or easy ski touring. It includes choosing gear, expanded food choices while "hiking in a freezer," navigation challenges in ice and snow, and avoiding cold-weather dangers. Part two covers making camp in winter, including keeping dry and warm in a tent or snow shelter during winter, winter cooking techniques, and what to pack in your winter first-aid kit.

Michael Lanza, a syndicated newspaper columnist and contributing editor forBackpacker magazine, has also written for AMC Outdoors. He is the author ofDay Hiker's Handbook, also published by Mountaineers Books. He lives in Boise, Idaho.