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Stocking filler: Italian ski touring guidebook
Posted: 22 November 2012 10:27 PM  
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If you are interested in the ski touring possibilities from Turin (great city btw) check out this book which covers the following areas

1. Appennino Ligure
2. Val Tanaro
3. Valle del Roia
4. Valle Gesso
5. Valle Stura
6. Valli Maira ed Ubaye
7. Valle Varaita
8. Monviso e Valle Po
9. Val Pellice
10. Valli Chisone e Germanasca
11. Valli di Susa e Sangone
12. Ecrins, Vanoise, Maurienne, Aravis
13. Valli di Lanzo
14. Valle dell’Orco
15. Valle d’Aosta e Gran Paradiso

http://www.edizioniripido.com/

Even if your Italian is limited the pictures and presentation look fairly easy to follow

 
 
Posted: 24 November 2012 01:02 AM   [ # 1 ]  
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Looks promising.

Oddly, last week I was able to purchase Freeride Dolomites guidebook (like 6 hours driving to most tours) at the Espace Montagne shop in St-Martin-d’Heres.
But not this new Rapido guidebook (tours just across the border from France).

Ken