Description
Welcome to Loveland Pass, the epicenter of backcountry skiing and snowboarding on Colorado’s Front Range. Along with the drop-in terrain at the top of the pass, this guidebook reveals opportunities to go beyond the hustle and bustle and explore. From Watrous Gulch to Porcupine Peak, from mellow glades to full-on couloirs, this bundle puts the entire zone in your hands.
Together, the premier ski atlas and the waterproof, foldable topo map lay out 100+ routes, plus their approaches and exits, that make the terrain on Loveland Pass famous.
In the atlas, the author Rob Writz has put his breadth of knowledge and years of experience into a book that is accessible to every type of skier for one of the most iconic backcountry zones in Colorado. From gentle light tours to gnarly couloirs, from hidden powder stashes to epic long days, this book will help increase your understanding of the terrain so that you can plan a successful and smart tour. You’ll find high-quality aerial photos and detailed descriptions to support real decision-making. Both the atlas and the map are lightweight and packable and include ascent and descent lines, resort boundaries, trailheads and parking info, Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) ratings, aspect, a run list, slope angles, descent lengths, and more.
Coverage includes the following zones:
Watrous Gulch, Herman Gulch North, Mount Bethel Saddle, Upper & Lower Dry Gulch, Mount Trelease, Mine Dumps, Loveland Pass Bowl, Summit, Widowmaker, Shadowland, Hippie Trees, No Name Peak, Lower No Name Bowl, Porcupine Gulch, West Corner, Dave’s Wave, Black Mountain, Marjorie Bowl, and Porcupine Peak.
Included in this product bundle:
- Loveland Pass Ski Atlas: 5.5” x 8.5” spiral-bound guidebook with high-quality aerial photos marked with skintracks and descents and complete descriptions of terrain.
- Loveland Pass Ski Map: 18” x 22” 1:26,000 scale waterproof + tearproof topo map (4″ x 5.5″ folded, ~1.5 oz) with contour lines, landmarks and boundaries, and declination.
Designed to go with you on tour and built to pair with the OnX Backcountry App.
APP SOLD SEPARATELY.