Download or read book Skiing the Americas written by John Clarkson Jay and published by New York : Macmillan. This book was released on 1947 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ski written by Richard Needham and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1987 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of skiing in words and pictures.
Download or read book Skiing in New Mexico written by Daniel Gibson and Jay Blackwood and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Mexico's long and distinguished skiing history began with the miners of the late 19th century and its pioneer settlers. Ski area development was launched in the 1930s in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque and quickly spread to the southernmost range of the Rocky Mountains--the Sangre de Cristos, north of Santa Fe. Students of a boarding school, the Los Alamos Ranch School, took up the sport in the Jemez Mountains, and when the school was occupied in the 1940s by American and international scientists like Neils Bohr working to create the world's first atomic bomb, they enthusiastically pursued skiing in their rare spare time. Taos Ski Valley's founding in 1955 elevated the scene to world-class status, and today, there are eight major downhill ski areas and one cross-country center stretching from the deserts of south-central New Mexico to the Colorado border.
Download or read book America s Ski Book written by John Henry Auran and published by New York : C. Scribner's Sons. This book was released on 1966 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Skier s Guide to the Biggest Skiing in America written by Strickler Enterprises and published by . This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the resorts on Lone Mountain, MT with a bit of history, a description of each run, the derivation of the names, and suggestions for ski days for various levels
Download or read book The Story of Modern Skiing written by John Fry and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 mega-resort and advances in equipment, technique, instruction, and competition. The Story of Modern Skiing is laced with revelations from the author's personal relationships with skiing greats such as triple Olympic gold medalists Toni Sailer and Jean-Claude Killy, double gold medalist and environmental champion Andrea Mead Lawrence, first women's World Cup winner Nancy Greene, World Alpine champion Billy Kidd, Sarajevo gold and silver medalists Phil and Steve Mahre, and industry pioneers such as Vail founder Pete Seibert, metal ski designer Howard Head, and plastic boot inventor Bob Lange. Fry writes authoritatively of alpine skiing in North America and Europe, of Nordic skiing, and of newer variations in the sport: freestyle skiing, snowboarding, and extreme skiing. He looks closely at skiing's relationship to the environment, its portrayal in the media, and its response to social and economic change. Maps locating major resorts, records of ski champions, and a timeline, bibliography, glossary, and index of names and places make this the definitive work on modern skiing. Skiers of all ages and abilities will revel in this lively tale of their sport's heritage.
Download or read book The Skier s Guide to the Biggest Skiing in America written by Jeffrey Strickler and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Sky Resort in Montana has the biggest skiing in America. This book describes all the runs, how to ski them, the derivation of the names, and a life checklist. In addition there is a section with tips on big mountain skiing.
Download or read book Ski Style written by Annie Gilbert Coleman and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Coleman traces skiing from its Norse roots and Alpine influences through the utility of ski travel in the winter Rockies to the rise of Colorado resorts. Much more than a history of the sport, her work explains how the recreation industry sold the experience of skiing and created mythic mountain landscapes with real problems - and a ski culture that exalts celebrity and status over the physical act of skiing."--Jacket.
Download or read book The Fall Line America s Rise to Ski Racing s Summit written by Nathaniel Vinton and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Great sports writing. . . . [Vinton] is taking us inside a world few ever visit.”—James Hill, Washington Post Harnessing nature’s most powerful forces, elite downhillers descend icy, rugged slopes at speeds cresting 90 miles per hour. For decades, American skiers struggled to match their European counterparts, and until this century the US Ski Team could not claim a lasting foothold on the roof of the Alps, where the sport’s legends are born. Then came a fledgling class of American racers that disrupted the Alpine racing world order. Led by Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso and Ted Ligety, this band of iconoclasts made a place for their country on some of the world’s most prestigious race courses. Even as new technology amplified the sport’s inherent danger, the US Ski Team learned how to win, and they changed downhill racing forever. The Fall Line is the story of how it all came together, a deeply reported reconstruction of ski racing’s most dramatic season. Drawing on more than a decade of research and candid interviews with some of the sport’s most elusive figures, award-winning journalist Nathaniel Vinton reveals the untold story of how skiers like Vonn and Miller, and their peers and rivals, fought for supremacy at the Olympic Winter Games. Here is an authoritative portrait of a group of men and women taking mortal risks in a bid for sporting glory. A white-knuckled tour through skiing’s deep traditions and least-accessible locales, The Fall Line opens up the sexy, high-stakes world of downhill skiing—its career-ending crashes, million-dollar sponsorship deals, international intrigue, and showdowns with nature itself. With views from the starting gate, the finish line, and treacherous turns in between, The Fall Line delivers the adrenaline of one of the world’s most beautiful and perilous sports alongside a panoramic view of skiing’s past, present, and future.
Download or read book Living the Life written by David J. Rothman and published by Conundrum Press. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring 38 true-life stories of adventure and self-discovery, adrenaline, and honesty, a former professional NCAA downhill competitor reveals the soul skier’s raison d’être: finding exhilaration, faith, grief, love, and everything that truly matters amid the gloriously tangible, tactile, break-your-leg-if-you’re-not-careful rocks, trees, and gullies of the alpine world. These essays, collected from numerous glossy ski and lifestyle journals, including Powder, Couloir, and Telemark Skier, celebrate the land of winter and the author's roles as mountaineer, ski racer, father, and all-around life enthusiast. His stories will appeal to anyone who has ever hit the slopes and felt the adrenaline rush of perching atop a steep precipice, knowing that skiing is the physical, emotional, and spiritual place where deep truths are explored and the graceful interaction of body and terrain answers back.
Download or read book In Search of Powder written by Jeremy Evans and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a recent college graduate and fledging newspaper reporter in the Lake Tahoe area, Jeremy Evans became immersed in ski bum culture--a carefree lifestyle whose mantra was simply: "Ski as much as possible." His snowboarding suffered when he left for a job in the Portland area; and when, at twenty-six, he suffered a stroke, he reexamined his priorities, quit his job, moved back to Tahoe, and threw himself into snowboarding. But while he had been away, the culture had changed. This book is Evans's paean to the disappearing culture of the ski bum. A fascinating look at a world far removed from the larger culture, it is also a curious account of a passion for powder and what its disappearance means. Evans looks at several prominent ski towns in the West (including Crested Butte, Jackson Hole, Telluride, Lake Tahoe, Park City, and Mammoth) and the ski bums who either flourished or fled. He chronicles the American West transformed by rising real estate costs, an immigrant workforce, misguided values, and corporate-owned resorts. The story he tells is that of quintessentially American characters--rejecting materialism, taking risks, following their own path--and of the glories and pitfalls their lifestyle presents.
Download or read book Ski Snowboard America written by Charlie A. Leocha and published by World Leisure. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leocha's Ski Snowboard America (20th Edition) is a complete guidebook that provides all the information to make intelligent choices and the phone and fax numbers to make reservations and plans. It takes no advertising, has no ax to grind, and is written by Leocha together with an international team of prize-winning ski and snowboard journalists.The writers let skiers and snowboarders know whether the resort is a cluster of condominiums clinging to a steep slope or a traditional mountain village exuding old-world atmosphere; and whether they should pack a sequined gown or simply bluejeans for the nightlife. They also give a no-nonsense, accurate, and dependable rating of the ski terrain.Ski Snowboard America includes expanded up-to-date coverage of more than 100 resorts in the U.S. and Canada. Readers will learn about cross-country trails surrounding the resorts as well as details about current prices for lift tickets and ski school programs, complete children and day care programs, plus lodging, dining and nightlife. Simply more important details than any other guide.
Download or read book The White Book of Ski Areas written by Robert G. Enzel and published by Inter-Ski Services. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the facts and figures you need to know about every ski area in North America and Canada. The White Book of Ski Areas is a visually appealing, nationally distributed ski area directory that has enjoyed unparalleled success. It is the most complete and detailed such reference published in North America.
Download or read book Working in Ski Resorts written by Victoria Pybus and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding in North America written by Tam Leach and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2003 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for both skiers and snowboarders to the slopes and resorts of the US and Canada, covering over 100 destinations from world-class mountains to local gems. There is in-depth coverage of the ski areas, including piste reviews, suggestions for backcountry forays, details of boardparks and tips on avoiding crowds. The guide also provides informative and colourful reviews of the other attractions that make up a ski trip - hotels, restaurants, bars, spas and shopping.
Download or read book The Best Ski Touring in America written by Steve Barnett and published by Peter Smith Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ski and Snowboard America Mid Atlantic written by John Phillips and published by Ski and Snowboard America. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores fifty-two winter playgrounds in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Detailed maps, activity guides, and skiing history are included.
