Bibliograph

Powder days, ski bums, ski towns and the future of chasing snow, Heather Hansman

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Powder days, ski bums, ski towns and the future of chasing snow, Heather Hansman

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Powder days

Oclc number

1282181958

Responsibility statement

Heather Hansman

Sub title

ski bums, ski towns and the future of chasing snow

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Skid luxury: who is a ski bum -- How to make a myth: the history - and story - of skiing -- This is your brain on skiing: who wants to be a ski bum -- Out in the cold: who gets to be a skier -- Cloud 9: ski town economics -- A thousand words for snow: climate change and the future of winter -- Monopoly money: resorts and the business of skiing -- The dark and the light: risk and reward

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