Skiing

If you're a connoisseur of the high and wild, just hearing the name Bugaboos is enough to make you feverish with wanderlust. Topher Donahue captures not just the landscape but the people and dreams that shape these otherworldly peaks. John Flinn, Executive Travel Editor, San Francisco ChronicleBugaboo Dreams is a marvellously detailed account of t...

Few stories from the "greatest generation" are as unforgettable or as little known as that of the 10th Mountain Division. Today a versatile light infantry unit deployed around the world, the 10th began in 1941 as a crew of civilian athletes with a passion for mountains and snow. In this vivid history, adventure writer Peter Shelton follows th...

This is the definitive history of the sport that has exhilarated and infatuated about 30 million Americans and Canadians over the course of the last fifty years. Consummate insider John Fry chronicles the rise of a ski culture and every aspect of the sport?s development, including the emergence of the megaresort and advances in equipment, techniqu...

In this impassioned expose, lifelong skier Hal Clifford reveals how publicly traded corporations gained control of America?s most popular winter sport during the 1990s, and how their greed is gutting ski towns, the natural environment, and skiing itself. Chronicling the collision between Wall Street?s demand for unceasing revenue growth and the fra...

Skiing into Modernity is the story of how skiing moved from Europe?s Scandinavian periphery to the mountains of central Europe, where it came to define the modern Alps and set the standard for skiing across the world. Denning offers a fresh, sophisticated, and engaging cultural and environmental history of skiing that alters our understanding of th...

CLICK HERE to download the sample chapter "Weather" from Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain Provides easytofollow instructions on crucial avalanche safety skills Completely revised with all of the most recent data and techniques Ideal for snowmobilers, snowboarders, snowshoers, skiers, climbers, hunters, hikers"No one who plays in mountain sno...

One woman?s journey into skiing from the last 40 years. Enjoy her passion for the sport and her knowledge of ecology about the mountains she loves....

Break through to the next level of ski performance! Renowned instructor, coach, and ski technique expert Ron LeMaster takes you beyond The Skier's Edge by improving, expanding, and enhancing that seminal work. The result, Ultimate Skiing, will help you master the mechanics of great skiing as never beforeexplaining how it's done, showing how it lo...

Arguably the greatest adventure skier to ever live, Doug Coombs pioneered hundreds of first descents.......

Written by Olympic skier Libby Ludlow and illustrated by internationallyknown illustrator Nathan Y Jarvis, ABSkis is a playground of words and pictures from A to Z! World class author and illustrator team present a playful introduction to skiing that's sure to get tiny rippers excited for winter fun. Adult,s treasure sharing their love for skiing...

Fifty Places to Ski and Snowboard Before You Die?the 10th book in the popular Fifty Places series?takes readers to some of the world?s most inspiring skiing/snowboarding destinations: the Chugach Mountains (Alaska); Aspen, Crested Butte, and Steamboat Springs (Colorado); Tuckerman Ravine (New Hampshire); Rusutsu (Japan); Chamonix (France); Portillo...

Kit DesLauriers made history by being the first person to ski from the summit of each continent's highest mountain?after climbing it. Centered on her quest to climb and ski the Seven Summits, Higher Love is a hero?s journey, rich with personal insights, lifethreatening consequences, and a thrilling crescendo.Spanning seven continents in just two y...

The third book in the muchloved Mr. Magee seriesA snowy adventure with Mr. Magee and his dog, Dee: One winter morning, Mr. Magee and his little dog, Dee, head out bright and early to learn how to ski. But what begins as a pleasant day in the snow quickly goes downhill when a runin with a curious moose sends them flying through the air and hanging...

“Available recommendation signals suggest this title has discovery traction, but there is not enough safe category context to make a stronger reader-fit claim.”

A member of the U.S. Forest Service describes the accomplishments of the snow rangers and explains the work of avalanche research centers...

"Covers more information than a week's worth of private lessons."Ski magazineThe AllMountain Skier helps skiers advance their skills with a foolproof, selfinstructional program for mastering advanced techniques in even the most challenging conditions. Drawing from his extensive experience as a ski professional, instructor Mark Elling delivers e...

On a clear, cold morning in January 1998, in the Selkirk Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, six experienced skiers were buried in a massive avalanche. They didn?t have a chance. A combination of factors ? steep, open terrain; an unstable winter snow pack; poor weather conditions; and a trigger provided by a handful of backcountry skiers ? ...

Every year around the globe, people cross paths with avalanches?some massive, some no deeper than a pizza box?with deadly results. Avalanche expert Jill Fredston stalks these socalled freaks of nature, forecasting where and when they will strike, deliberately triggering them with explosives, teaching potential victims how to stay alive, and leadin...

This new Beginner Book about manic skiing squirrels?by J. Hamilton Ray with illustrations by Pascal Lemaitre?has the feeling of an old classic readaloud. "Nobody knew how the mania grew. First there was one, and then there were two. Three more came gliding from under the trees. LOOK! On the hill. Those are squirrels on skis! Below lay the town, sn...