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  • Snow Tales and Powder Trails

    Adventures on Skis

    by Steve Baldwin ...
    Snow Tales and Powder Trails is a collection of short stories and photographs, telling of a lifetime journey through snowy lands and mountains, using skis as a mode of transport and artistic medium. The experiences of the author come to life on the page, mirrored by images of stunning snow-covered peaks and landscapes. Using vast untracked snowfields as a blank canvas, the author draws line after ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Boys of Winter

    Life and Death in the U.S. Ski Troops During the Second World War

    “An immensely valuable and substantial addition to 10th Mountain literature and to the history of skiing in the United States.” —International Ski History AssociationThe Boys of Winter tells the true story of three young American ski champions and their brutal, heroic, and fateful transformation from athletes to infantrymen with the 10th Mountain Division. Charles J. Sanders’s fast-paced narrative ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • World Class

    The Making of the U.S. Women's Cross-Country Ski Team

    by Peggy Shinn ...
    What makes a great team? Sports journalist Peggy Shinn answers this question in her enthralling account of the dramatic rise of the U.S. women’s cross-country ski team, winners of eight medals at three world championships over the past five years. Shinn’s story—based on dozens of interviews with athletes, coaches, parents, spouses, and friends—paints a vivid picture of the obstacles that America’s ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Alex Harvey, Le prince

    Parcours d'un champion

    by Simon Drouin ...
    La formidable ascension d'un Québécois dans une discipline dominée par les Scandinaves Fils de Pierre Harvey – icône du sport canadien en cyclisme et en ski de fond –, Alex Harvey s'est brillamment affranchi du poids de son patronyme pour devenir l'un des athlètes de chez nous les plus admirés. Celui que ses coéquipiers surnommaient « le prince du Québec » nous transporte, sous la plume agile du ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • How Crested Butte Became a Tourist Town

    Drugs, Sex, Sports, Arts, and Social Conflict

    by Roger Kahn ...
    "How Crested Butte Became a Tourist Town," is a fun-filled social history about the evolution of a once tiny, working-class, ethnic, mining town into one of today's major destination tourist towns and recreation communities that cater to the recreation needs of both its upper-middle class visitors and residents alike. That transformation occured in the post-WWII period as our nation was moving ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Finding Big Sky: 101 Great Spots in Western Montana

    A guide to some of the best spots to visit in spectacular western Montana -- lakes, mountains, trails, ski areas, bars, and campgrounds. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Skiing Sun Valley

    A History from Union Pacific to the Holdings

    Series series Sports
    Union Pacific Railroad's Averell Harriman had a bold vision to restore rail passenger traffic decimated by the Great Depression: create ski tourism in Idaho's remote Wood River Valley. A $1.5 million investment opened Sun Valley in December 1936 with a lavish lodge, luxury shopping, Austrian ski instructors and extensive backcountry skiing. Prestigious tournaments featured the world's best skiers. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • New England Skiing

    Series series Images of America
    Skiing in New England has not always been such a breathtaking sport connected with winter vacations at distant and local resorts. From the early 1870s, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish immigrants utilized skis to carry the mail and to travel through the woods to school and work. Later, a group of college men at Dartmouth founded the Outing Club, which transformed skiing from everyday practicality ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Plan Your Skiing Adventure

    by V.T. ...
    Are you into winter sports and skiing? It's a great way to reduce stress, let go of yourself and enjoy your vacation! The feeling of going downhill, with the cold air brushing against your skin, nothing beats that. You can totally let go of yourself in this wild sports. If you'll like to find out where can you ski, what gears to purchase and how to improve your skiing skills, you have to get this ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Skiing in Colorado

    Series series Images of Sports
    Skiing in Colorado evolved from a transportation necessity to a world-class recreational pursuit. The first documented use of skis in Colorado occurred in the winter of 1859. As the popularity of the activity grew, ski resorts opened throughout the state. After World War II, Colorado saw a boom in the industry along with advancements in equipment, lifts, and safety; the development of ski schools; ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Coaching Wacky Raccoon, Children, and Adults the Fundamentals of Good Sportsmanship

    He spent 40 years in the medical profession. For fun, he coached skiing for over 20 years. He is a member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America, and is certified in Alpine Skiing, Level 2; Adaptive Specialist, Level 1; Children's Specialist, Level 2; and Children's Specialist Trainer. Currently he is employed by Vail Resorts and is presently on the Vail Education Staff. He was the former ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Throwing Stones in a Glass House

    A career battling avalanches in Little Cottonwood Canyon

    This is the story of Liam FitzGerald, who as a young man in the late-1960's, more or less stumbled into the exciting and often hazardous life of an avalanche worker. His attraction to this line of work led him to Little Cottonwood Canyon, in Utah's Wasatch Mountains, the birthplace of Avalanche Control and Forecasting in North America.There he landed a job as a Ski Patroller at the soon to open ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Beyond Skid - A Cookbook For Ski Bums

    We aren't chefs. Nobody involved in the writing of this book has ever even gone near culinary school. But that's the point. You don't need to be a chef to cook delicious, healthy meals that keeps your passion going for all things mountain sports, you just need to get a little creative. Beyond Skid is a mountain town-inspired cookbook brought to you by Max Ritter and Lily Krass that showcases ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Colorado Flora

    Eastern Slope, Fourth Edition A Field Guide to the Vascular Plants

    Colorado Flora: Eastern Slope describes the remarkable flora of the state, distinctive in its altitudinal range, numerous microhabitats, and ancient and rare plants. Together with Colorado Flora: Western Slope, Fourth Edition, these volumes are designed to educate local amateurs and professionals in the recognition of vascular plant species and encourage informed stewardship of our biological ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Born to fly

    Australian freestyle roots

    by Peter Corney ...
    Series Book 1 - eBook
    Meet the godfather of freestyle. Eric Hymans was Australian skiing’s original wild man. Who won two Australian mogul championships after starting Falls Creek’s iconic Team Red with a bunch of talented athletes. His story from skibum to number one to recluse is both humorous and shocking. Soaked in emotion.Team Red was instrumental to the explosion of freestyle skiing during the 1980s. Establishing ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Evergreen

    by John Steinle ...
    Series series Images of America
    Early settlers were drawn to the Evergreen area for its unsurpassed beauty and natural resources. Ranching and lumber were the initial basis for Evergreen's economy in the 1800s, and wealthy summer residents built prestigious second homes there. By 1920, Evergreen became a tourist mecca through development of the Denver Mountain Parks system and famed hotels, resorts, and dude ranches. From 1920 ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Prepare for Your Child's First Ski Lesson

    He spent 40 years in the medical profession. For fun, he coached skiing for over 20 years. He is a member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America, and is certified in Alpine Skiing, Level 2; Adaptive Specialist, Level 1; Children's Specialist, Level 2; Children's Trainer; and Senior Specialist, Level 2. Currently he is employed by Vail Resorts and is presently on the Vail Educational Staff. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ćwiczenia narciarskie dla średnio-zaawansowanych i zaawansowanych

    by Szymon Tasz ...
    „Ćwiczenia narciarskie dla średnio-zaawansowanych i zaawansowanych” to doskonałe programy ćwiczeń narciarskich na stoku, starannie dobrane i świetnie zaprezentowane. Ćwiczenia są pogrupowane według elementów techniki, które chcemy ćwiczyć (a często poprawiać błędne nawyki z nimi związane), mają precyzyjnie określony cel ćwiczenia i poziom trudności.-Każde ćwiczenie jest opisane w prosty i ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Der Slalom meines Lebens

    Die Autobiografie der Ski-Olympiasiegerin

    Hilde Gerg war eine der besten alpinen Skifahrerinnen der Welt und hat in ihrer Karriere alle Höhen und Tiefen erlebt, die eine Spitzensportlerin durchlaufen kann. Als "die wilde Hilde" begeisterte sie mit ihrer sportlichen Dynamik und erfrischenden Art die Zuschauer, musste aber auch zahlreiche Rückschläge und Katastrophen bewältigen. Im beschaulichen Tölzer Land aufgewachsen, bald als Ski ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Raquette et ski de fond dans Lanaudière

    by Yves Séguin ...
    Le chapitre Ulysse Raquette et ski de fond dans Lanaudière, tiré du guide Raquette et ski de fond au Québec, présente les centres et aires de ski de fond dans Lanaudière, dont plusieurs où l'on peut aussi pratiquer la raquette. Raquette et ski de fond dans Lanaudière offre aux amateurs de plein air toutes les pistes nécessaires pour faire un choix de randonnée éclairé, avec les coups de coeur d ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Cordillera Occidental

    The Andes - A Guide for Climbers and Skiers

    by John Biggar ...
    'The Andes - A Guide for Climbers' is the only comprehensive guidebook about the peaks of the Andes.This is the 5th English edition of the only complete guidebook to the peaks of the Andes. It covers many areas not described in any other source. Previous editions have been translated into French, Spanish, Polish and Czech. The author, John Biggar, is a very experienced high-altitude mountaineer ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • EPIC

    poetry for the people

    Series Book 1 - Freeride Storybook
    A 160 page book of poetry and short stories relating mainly to snow life with some sk8, surf, bike and skydiving. Art and Photography express the visions of epic spirit. From the harsh realities of a skier's plight, to warm boarding adventures across Western Canada and inside the hip French corner of Switzerland - the contributors are searching for something very special. Throw about the urban ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Steering Your Skis: Part 1

    by Hugh Monney ...
    Series Book 2 - Ski Performance Breakthrough
    Suitable for intermediate and advanced skiers, experts and racers, this highly illustrated Kindle ebook shows you how to finesse excellent performance with more skill and less effort.Steering your skis - part 1This subject relies on the work in a previous section, Centred balance and athletic movement, and works hand-in-hand with the section, “Master your speed and line”.The immediate effect of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ćwiczenia narciarskie dla początkujących i średnio-zaawansowanych

    by Szymon Tasz ...
    „Ćwiczenia narciarskie dla początkujących i średnio-zaawansowanych” to doskonałe programy ćwiczeń narciarskich na stoku, starannie dobrane i świetnie zaprezentowane. Ćwiczenia są pogrupowane według elementów techniki, które chcemy ćwiczyć (a często poprawiać błędne nawyki z nimi związane), mają precyzyjnie określony cel ćwiczenia i poziom trudności.-Każde ćwiczenie jest opisane w prosty i ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus