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05/06/2026

Clearance sale on all of our remaining RiverMaps. These are the best river guides out there! Get the ones you need to fill in your collection at 20% off.

Now until they’re gone!

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03/11/2026

TWO DAYS LEFT!
Until 13th, make Beacon Guidebooks a part of your spring skiing and riding planning process, and be entered to win one of three amazing prize packages!

Prizes include -
1 - Beacon Guidebooks Avalanche Search and Rescue Guide + Rocky Talkie Mountain Radio
2 - Beacon Guidebooks Shirt and Hat
3 - 1x Beacon Guidebooks Book and Map

All orders of Guidebooks and Maps on www.beaconguidebooks.com will be automatically entered to win.

Use Code Spring10 for 10% off your order*
*Discount not valid on digital or river guides
Order now at www.beaconguidebooks.com

03/04/2026

Berthoud Pass is possibly the most popular zone in the Colorado Backcountry, and for good reason! Quick access, a consistent snowpack, and endless discovery continue to draw skiers to Berthoud Pass.

However, this popularity leads to a higher rate of avalanche accidents than anywhere else in Colorado.

Using Beacon Guidebooks, which rate runs using the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES), users can make more informed choices about the terrain they choose to recreate in.

Learn more about ATES in our guidebooks here - https://beaconguidebooks.com/education/

03/02/2026

From March 2nd to 13th, make Beacon Guidebooks a part of your spring skiing and riding planning process, and be entered to win one of three amazing prize packages!

Prizes include -
1 - Beacon Guidebooks Avalanche Search and Rescue Guide + Rocky Talkie Mountain Radio
2 - Beacon Guidebooks Shirt and Hat
3 - 1x Beacon Guidebooks Book and Map

All orders of Guidebooks and Maps on www.beaconguidebooks.com will be automatically entered to win.

Use Code Spring10 for 10% off your order*
*Discount not valid on digital or river guides

Order now at www.beaconguidebooks.com

02/16/2026

On March 6-8th, join us & Colorado Mountain Club for a four-screening journey through the world’s most incredible landscapes and inspiring human spirits. Films include Serac, Icefall, Moraine, and Crevasse.

Non-profit partners of CMC will be in attendance, including The Colorado Sun, Friends of CAIC, Leave No Trace, and the American Alpine Club.

There will also be a variety of vendors, with giveaways and the opportunity to chat with companies that make your favorite gear, like Lost Range CBD, Out&Back Outdoors, Neptune Mountaineering, Titus Adventures, Mountainsmith, Rab, DU/ER, and of course, Beacon Guidebooks!

Get your tickets here - https://collections.humanitix.com/banff-centre-mountain-film-festival-cmc

02/04/2026

Communication while in the backcountry is essential, which is why all of us at Beacon Guidebooks carry Rocky Talkie Mountain Radios with us everywhere we go.

The durability, battery life, range, and ease of use make Rocky Talkies an easy choice for us. Rocky Talkie also provides detailed community channel listings for backcountry zones across the US. These channels provide users with the ability to communicate crucial hazard and emergency information within a zone, keeping everyone safer. Learn more about community radio channels here - https://rockytalkie.com/pages/communitychannels.

This Winter, our partner, Friends of the San Juans, released a new backcountry radio program for the San Juan Mountains. Tools like these keep all of us safer in the backcountry. We encourage you to check if radio programs exist in your home zones, and to use them if they do!

Before your next backcountry adventure, eliminate the communication variable with a Rocky Talkie!
https://rockytalkie.com/

02/02/2026

Join Colorado Mountain Club and Beacon Guidebooks, alongside other partners, at the Backcountry Film Festival in Leadville February 6th!

Colorado Mountain Club’s Backcountry Film Festival, shown in partnership with Winter Wildlands Alliance, features a dynamic lineup of short films celebrating human-powered adventure, stewardship, and the wild spirit of winter. By attending a screening, you are directly supporting the CMC’s Snow Rangers program and conservation advocacy work, making it a fun way to invest in protecting the landscapes we love.

We will be there, with exclusive discounts and sneak peeks you will only see here! Come join us for a night full of fun.

Tickets - https://givebutter.com/FKFIxi

01/28/2026

Our friends at Yonder Yurts have done it again! For one week only, now until February 4th, take 25% off your Yurt or Hut Reservation using code: BEACON2026!

This incredible yurt system on Cameron Pass, Colorado features 8 yurts and 1 hut, located in the State Forest State Park. All of these accommodations have fully stocked kitchens and other amenities, easing the load on the skin - allowing you to save your energy for skiing and riding.

New for the 2025-26 Winter, both the Nokhu Hut and Agnes Creek Yurt are open for bookings!

These huts sit just below the trailhead to Lake Agnes. These are among Yonder’s most popular locations due to their access to amazing hiking and backcountry skiing terrain. The hut and yurt are close to each other, separated by a small stand of trees and perfect for groups.

Book your next adventure here with our friends from Yonder Yurts - https://www.yonder-yurts.com
Find the Cameron Pass Bundle here -
https://beaconguidebooks.com/product/cameron-pass-backcountry-ski-bundle-guidebook-map

01/23/2026

Light Tours are essential routes to have in your quiver. But what is a “Light Tour”?

Here at Beacon, we define a Light Tour as mellow backcountry routes to minimize avalanche
exposure. Now, it is important to remember that “Just about any skiable slope can side, given the
right conditions. In other words, the routes we’ve detailed may reduce your exposure, but they do not
eliminate it” - Lou Dawson, Author of Light Tours of Colorado.
Majority of the tours in both guidebooks are in Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) Level 1 Terrain. Learn more about how Beacon uses the ATES Scale here - https://beaconguidebooks.com/education/

Having these light tours in your back pocket is vital for numerous reasons. To put it best, “Whether it’s elevated avalanche danger or introducing others to the beauty of backcountry skiing; low angle,
minimal exposure, mellow backcountry tours are an important arrow in your quiver of being in the
backcountry” - Cody Townsend

So, fill that quiver and prepare for the next blizzard with both our Light Tours of Colorado and Tahoe
Guidebooks:
https://beaconguidebooks.com/product/light-tours-of-colorado-atlas/
https://beaconguidebooks.com/product/light-tours-of-tahoe-california-nevada/

01/21/2026

Japan-uary has been cranking, and it is just in time for the NEW Niseko and Daisetsuzan Maps from
our friends at Hokkaido Wilds.

These maps are the first-ever comprehensive 1:25000 scale English-Japanese topographical
backcountry ski maps. The 2nd Edition Niseko Map covers the Niseko Range, Mt. Yotei, and Mt.
Shiribetsu in southern Hokkaido, Japan. The 1st Edition Daisetsuzan Map outlines the Tokachi
Range and Daisetsuzan Mountains (Asahidake and Kurodake) in central Hokkaido.

Both Maps include:
30+ backcountry ski routes, including ascent and descent routes
Slope angle shading for preliminary avalanche terrain travel planning
Place names in English and Japanese
Features an easy-to-use 1km UTM grid for ease of planning and on-the-ground location
communication using international-standard grid references
Trailhead parking details
Comprehensive safety and terrain details
Large-format (66cm x 97cm / 26 inch x 38 inches) map – folded size is approx. 11cm x 22cm
(4 inch x 8.5 inch)
Printed double-sided color on high quality tear-resistant waterproof paper

Start planning your trip of a lifetime today:
https://beaconguidebooks.com/product/hokkaido-niseko-japan-backcountry-ski-map-guide/
https://beaconguidebooks.com/product/hokkaido-daisetsuzan-japan-backcountry-ski-map-guide/

📸 From Beacon Employee of earlier this month somewhere in the mountains of Niseko

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