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Beacon Guidebooks

Guides, maps and apps for backcountry adventures

Travel Smart. Ski smart.

Ski Tour Planning on a Whole New Level

Guidebooks

The Backcountry Ski Atlas is a zone-specific backcountry skiing and snowboarding guidebook loaded with high quality aerial photos, route information, trailhead and access beta and terrain tips. This is an essential tool for planning your tour and works in tandem with the Backcountry Ski Map and Apps.

Maps

The Backcountry Ski Map is the waterproof, tear-proof map that goes in your pocket or pack on every tour. Access, approaches, descents, avalanche information and public/private land communications are all included on this beautifully drawn topographical map to accompany the Atlas and Apps.

Leveraging partnership to bring you the best

Download the onX Backcountry app and sign up for a yearly membership to gain unlimited access to all of the Beacon Guidebooks content for all zones in all states (aerial photos, route descriptions, and more). OnX Backcountry is the ultimate country-wide GPS navigation app, purpose-built for all your outdoor pursuits. Try 3D offline maps specifically tailored for hiking, backcountry skiing, mountain biking, or rock climbing. Downloadable for offline use and GPS navigation.

Digital guidebooks for the zones you want

Download the RAKKUP app for free, then get the Digital Guidebook for your ski zone with a one-time purchase. This puts the content, aerial photos, route descriptions and topo maps on your phone for the book purchased. Downloadable for offline use and GPS navigation. With the Rakkup App you get a detailed digital guidebook for use in the field.
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Niseko, Japan
Backcountry Ski Map

By Hokkaido Wilds
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Get Prepared

Stay Up On Your
Avalanche Education

"Fortune favors the prepared mind" - Louis Pasteur

Avalanche Search & Rescue;
A Backcountry Field Guide

By Alexis Alloway

A backcountry field guide to help you be the best, most prepared team member possible. A durable, compact tool to help you remember everything you've learned.
"It covers everything from planning and risk management, snow analysis to search techniques, medical help and rigging. I definitely recommend this book to anybody heading to the backcountry." - Seattle Search and Rescue
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The Beacon BLOG

A collection of articles about our backcountry skiing regions highlighting local history and stories as well as links to resources you need to get familiar with an area.

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