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Powder Ghost Towns
Wilderness Press 2013; US$ 15.95In its heyday, Colorado had more than 175 ski areas operating on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains, and while many of those resorts have shut down, their runs still shelter secret stashes of snow. Pristine slopes await backcountry powder hounds out to discover these chutes and steeps, bunny hills and bumps. Chronicling the history of more than 36... more...
Science and Skiing
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 306.00The first International Congress on Science and Skiing was held in Austria in January 1996. The main aim of the conference was to bring together original key research in this area and provid an essential update for those in the field. The lnk between theory and practice was also addressed, making the research more applicable for both researchers and... more...
White Heat
Simon & Schuster UK 2012; Not AvailableThere is an old joke among skiers, usually put to other fans of the sport as a question: what's better, sex or skiing? The answer is a given, but the hesitation in answering, that moment of serious consideration, is cause for humour. Extreme skiers get it. They know skiing isn't just a sport; it's a lifestyle, one inextricably bound up in the notion... more...
White Heat
Simon & Schuster UK 2012; Not AvailableThere is an old joke among skiers, usually put to other fans of the sport as a question: what's better, sex or skiing? The answer is a given, but the hesitation in answering, that moment of serious consideration, is cause for humour. Extreme skiers get it. They know skiing isn't just a sport; it's a lifestyle, one inextricably bound up in the notion... more...
The Bluffer's Guide to Skiing
Bluffer's Guides 2012; US$ 7.28From 'slaloms' to 'side-cuts', and from 'hooking' to 'heli-skiing', The Bluffer's Guide to Skiing offers everything you need to ensure a smooth ride on the social slopes. more...
Survival: The inspirational story of the Thredbo disaster's sole survivor
Pan Macmillan Australia 2012; US$ 5.69"My body is shaking, uncontrollably shuddering. Everything's rattling, crashing down. I'm choking on dust. I can't breathe... I'm coughing, choking. Sal's screaming ..." On the night of July 30th 1997 a landslide shattered the tranquility of Thredbo Village, sweeping away two ski lodges and burying 19 people beneath tonnes of concrete and mud.... more...
Win at winter sports
Infinite Ideas 2012; US$ 6.95Millions of us want to feel improve our on-piste performance and be better, stronger skiers and snowboarders, and there?s tons of advice out there to help us; a never-ending avalanche of books, magazines, websites and TV programmes. But who?s got the time to wade through this lot to sift the stuff that works from the rubbish? What we need are failsafe... more...
Historical Dictionary of Skiing
Scarecrow Press 2011; US$ 89.99The Historical Dictionary of Skiing relates the history of the sport through a comprehensive alphabetical dictionary with detailed, cross-referenced entries on key figures, places, competitions, and governing bodies within the sport. Author E. John B. Allen introduces the reader to the history of skiing through a detailed chronology, an introductory... more...
The Next 15 Minutes
Behler Publications, LLC 2011; US$ 14.95The high octane story of how Kim Kircher drew strength from the ski slopes during her husband's brush with death. more...
Have Board, Will Travel
HarperCollins 2011; Not AvailableWhether on water, pavement, or fluffy white powder, the history of surfing,skateboarding, and snowboarding is a landscape filled with rugged personalities, exotic locales, wild innovation, and most of all the united dream of becoming one with the oceans, streets, and mountains. Have Board, Will Travel shows the intricate connection between all... more...
