Snowshoe Routes: Oregon

By Shea Andersen

* Oregon has experienced explosive growth in recreational snowshoeing over the past several years * Snowshoe Routes Washington sold over 10,000 copies * Many Oregon snowshoe routes begin and end in maintained Sno-Parks, facilitating accessibility throughout the winter Snowshoe Routes: Oregon is the state's first complete guide to this increasingly popular sport of snowshoeing. Routes range from beginner to backcountry, and the majority are easily accessible from the major cities of Portland, Eugene, and Bend. Included is information on snowshoe equipment and technique, clothing and footwear, winter safety, avalanche safety, and winter camping.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898868335
• ISBN13: 9780898868333
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Jumpin jiminies I'm up to my armpits again

Being an expert sledder, I always scoffed at snowshoers as those hippy-skippys who couldn't afford a snowmobile. Until one fateful day, while waiting for the dentist to remove my first and last wisdom tooth, I browsed through this book by Andersen and became immediately enchanted. Not one to judge a book by its cover, I tried out three different routes as outlined by Andersen and found that he did a masterful job guiding me through the mountains, around the crags and over the criks. The route finding and subsequent snowshoe up (and sled down) of Tumulo mountain will always remain as one of the most special and beautiful day hikes I have done. I felt as if he were but a hundred yards ahead beating a trail through the wilderness for me, not too close but never too far. I loved this book enough to buy my six copies, give them out to fellow sledbums and return the other to the dentist. All told, a great inspirational and practical guidebook, would that there were more like it!

The no-fluff guide to tromping thru the fluff

I found Snowshoe Routes of Oregon to be a great resource as my interest in snow shoeing has grown. The book offers a range of routes for varying levels of skill and/or physical fitness. THe author obviously knows the country he is writting about as well as he knows snowshoeing. The book is both an excellent guide and a great introduction to the budding snowshoe enthusiast.

Haiku for Snowshoe (a la Shea Andersen)

Bountiful deep snowWith Shea's book on Cascade slopesSnowshoe peace beckons...In short (to the Haiku challenged), this book rocks! If you're a Cascadian geek who loves the winter, the book will undoubtedly treat you well.