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Author : William Goldman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (94 download)
Download or read book The Vanishing Ski Bum written by William Goldman and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeremy Evans
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803234112
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
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 written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 1990-04 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Heather Hansman
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1488069050
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Powder Days written by Heather Hansman and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A Boston Globe Bestseller!* *An Outside Magazine Book Club Pick!* *Winner of the International Ski Association's Ullr Book Award!* "A sparkling account."—Wall Street Journal An electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalists The story of skiing is, in many ways, the story of America itself. Blossoming from the Tenth Mountain Division in World War II, the sport took hold across the country, driven by adventurers seeking the rush of freedom that only cold mountain air could provide. As skiing gained in popularity, mom-and-pop backcountry hills gave way to groomed trails and eventually the megaresorts of today. Along the way, the pioneers and diehards—the ski bums—remained the beating heart of the scene. Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider. Hopping from Vermont to Colorado, Montana to West Virginia, Hansman profiles the people who have built their lives around a cold-weather obsession. Along the way she reckons with skiing's problematic elements and investigates how the sport is evolving in the face of the existential threat of climate change.
Author : Stanley Hirsch
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1465352570
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (653 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of a Geriatric Ski Bum written by Stanley Hirsch and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lighthearted memoir, refl ecting the authors 39 years of skiing, is meant to entertain, educate, and above all, elicit the spirit of staying young. His learning experiences are related with humor, insight, and deeply felt observations. Not primarily a book of instruction, the techniques he has learned and passed on to others are clearly described to help the senior skier. Notables in the world of skiing vividly described include Jean-Claude Killy, Alberto Tomba, Ingemar Stenmark and Pepi Gramshammer. Adventure, history, joy and tragedy are intertwined in narratives concerning such diverse individuals as Albert Einstein, Sonny Bono and Michael Kennedy. Descriptions of many of the slopes and runs in the 152 areas Hirsch has skied include tales of the sites and sounds of the Winter Olympics at world famous resorts. Triumphant adventures are woven into stories of celestial sightings, off-piste skullduggery, and confessions of some horrendous, even life-threatening mistakes, frequently providing additional romantic, fascinating and exhilarating experiences.
Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 1979-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carli Laklan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Ski Bum written by Carli Laklan and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bryan Senn
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476672199
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Ski Films written by Bryan Senn and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-05-02 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skiing in movies, like the sport itself, grew more prevalent beginning in the 1930s, when it was a pastime of the elite, with depictions reflecting changes in technique, fashion and social climate. World War II saw skiing featured in a dozen films dealing with that conflict. Fueled by postwar prosperity, the sport exploded in the 1950s--filmmakers followed suit, using scenes on snow-covered slopes for panoramic beauty and the thrill of the chase. Through the free-spirited 1960s and 1970s, the downhill lifestyle shussed into everything from spy thrillers to beach party romps. The extreme sports era of the 1980s and 1990s brought snowboarding to the big screen. This first ever critical history of skiing in film chronicles a century of alpine cinema, with production information and stories and quotes from directors, actors and stuntmen.
Download or read book Skiing Heritage Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skiing Heritage is a quarterly Journal of original, entertaining, and informative feature articles on skiing history. Published by the International Skiing History Association, its contents support ISHA's mission "to preserve skiing history and to increase awareness of the sport's heritage."
Author : David Goodman
Publisher : Appalachian Mountain Club
ISBN 13 : 9781628421248
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (212 download)
Download or read book Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast written by David Goodman and published by Appalachian Mountain Club. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated for the first time in ten years, the "bible of Eastern backcountry skiing" returns with an all-new edition, fully revised to reflect the latest and greatest off-piste lines--as well as the trove of newly created and rehabilitated ski glades in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, and Massachusetts.
Author : Robert Cocuzzo
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680510452
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Tracking the Wild Coomba written by Robert Cocuzzo and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Doug Coombs had a huge impact on my life; much of my overall approach to mountains comes from his example. I am so grateful that, thanks to author Rob Cocuzzo, I now have the complete story of what influenced one of my biggest heroes." – Jeremy Jones, snowboarding legend “In the 1980s, I was lucky enough to be part of the Bozeman gang of ex-ski racers in one of the crucibles of the American steep skiing scene. Robert Cocuzzo accurately captures the amazing Doug and Emily Coombs that I knew then and the myriad of Coombs ski stories.” – Bruce Tremper, avalanche expert and author of Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain "Doug Coombs was an inspiration to me and so many others on and off the mountain. Now, here is an insightful look at the life of a legend." Jimmy Chin, climber-photographer • A thrilling biography of renowned extreme skiing pioneer Doug Coombs Arguably the greatest extreme skier to ever live, Doug Coombs pioneered hundreds of first descents down the biggest, steepest, most dangerous mountains in the world—from the Grand Teton “Otter Body” in Jackson Hole, to Mount Vinson, the highest point in Antarctica, to far-flung drops such as Wyatt Peak in Kyrgyzstan. He graced magazine covers, wowed moviegoers, became the face of top ski companies, and ascended as the king of big mountain extreme skiing.
Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce Duncan Clark
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The Ski Bum written by Bruce Duncan Clark and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ed Yong
Publisher : Mariner Books
ISBN 13 : 0358400066
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (584 download)
Download or read book The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021 written by Ed Yong and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times best-selling author and renowned science journalist Ed Yong compiles the best science and nature writing published in 2020. "The stories I have chosen reflect where I feel the field of science and nature writing has landed, and where it could go," Ed Yong writes in his introduction. "They are often full of tragedy, sometimes laced with wonder, but always deeply aware that science does not exist in a social vacuum. They are beautiful, whether in their clarity of ideas, the elegance of their prose, or often both." The essays in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing brought clarity to the complexity and bewilderment of 2020 and delivered us necessary information during a global pandemic. From an in-depth look at the moment of the virus's outbreak, to a harrowing personal account of lingering Covid symptoms, to a thoughtful analysis on how the pandemic will impact the environment, these essays, as Yong says, "synthesize, evaluate, dig, unveil, and challenge," imbuing a pivotal moment in history with lucidity and elegance. THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING 2021 INCLUDES - SUSAN ORLEAN - EMILY RABOTEAU - ZEYNEP TUFEKCI - HELEN OUYANG - HEATHER HOGAN BROOKE JARVIS - SARAH ZHANG and others
Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 1980-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
