Backcountry Skiing Cameron Pass, Colorado

Cameron Pass Backcountry Skiing Book and Map

Local author and explorer Rodney Ley, has put his breadth of knowledge and 50 years of experience on Cameron Pass into this meticulously curated guidebook.

Just 65 miles west of Fort Collins, quiet and undeveloped “Cam Pass” also receives a generous amount of snow each winter and stellar skiing often extends late into the spring. With relatively easy highway access, this area has become a favorite spot for day tours and overnight yurt trips from both sides of the range. The Cameron Pass zone boasts big lines, mellow day tours and everything in between.

The book and map cover the following zones: Kelly Ridge, Ruby Jewel Cirque, Clark Peak, Sawmill Creek, Montgomery Pass North, Montgomery Bowls, North Diamond Peak, South Diamond Peak, Zimmerman Lake, Hot Dog Bowls, Enchanted Forest, Iron Mountain West, American Lakes South, Snow Lake Ridge, Paradise Bowl, Nokhu Crags North, Lake Agnes Bowl, Braddock Peak East, Braddock Peak West, Seven Utes Mountain East, Seven Utes Mountain West.

Book Features

• 5.5” x 8.5” spiral-bound book

• 59 color pages

• 75 routes accessible to a wide range of skiers and riders

• High-quality aerial photos with ascent and descent indicators

• Highly-curated, professionally-reviewed zone and run descriptions

• Access and approach information with terrain and avalanche exposure tips 

• Slope angles, aspect, descent lengths

• Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) ratings

• Parking and trailhead information

• Simple and easy-to-read format

• Spiral-bound; lightweight and portable size

Map Features

• Waterproof

• Tearproof

• 18” x 22” open

• 4” x 5.5” folded

• 1:32,000 scale

• Parking and trailhead information

• Ski descents and uptracks detailed

• Slope angles

• Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale ratings