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Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns, and the Future of Chasing Snow – A Boston Globe Bestseller Memoir of Nature and Extreme Sport - Couverture souple

Hansman, Heather

 
9781335429834: Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns, and the Future of Chasing Snow – A Boston Globe Bestseller Memoir of Nature and Extreme Sport
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ISBN 10 : 1335429832 ISBN 13 : 9781335429834
Editeur : Hanover Square Press, 2023

Synopsis

*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.

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À propos de l'auteur

HEATHER HANSMAN is an award-winning freelance writer and the celebrated author of Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow and Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Outside, among others. She lives in Durango, Colorado, right by the river.

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Éditeur
Hanover Square Press
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1335429832
ISBN 13 
9781335429834
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
272
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