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"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; and the opening of new ski areas. This volume includes...

Wayne Sheldrake examines his place in the close community of ski bums, people who give up "normality" to live on their own terms. Sheldrake's is a life of recklessness and restlessness, dedicated to adventure, courage, and the joy of second and third chances. In Sheldrake's universe "instant karma" is what happens when we believe our grandest passion can't be separated from the everyday, and then live in accordance with that faith.

Jesse Parker, ex-Denver police detective, has returned to his hometown of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, to spend the winter working the ski patrol and taking it easy. But he is reluctantly dragged back into a world of violence and murder when a serial killer begins a killing spree in the sleepy ski town.

The Beveled Edge is a memoir of Kevin Braun who was born and raised in Northern California. His story begins with two young parents, Lee and Joy, struggling to raise their boys on a homestead during the early 1970's. The main character and his brother are forced to figure things out on their own when their parents' divorce and move to separate towns. As he grows older, the young man develops a sense of overconfidence that is a cover for some of his...

Follows the story of Kye Petersen, who travels to Chamonix, France, to ski the route that killed his big-mountain-skiing father, Trevor Petersen, as told by a former professional skier who joins forces with news anchorman Peter Jennings to make a documentary film about the event.

Detective Inspectors Hanna Ahlander and Daniel Lindskog investigate the murder of a former Olympic skier found bound and beaten in the woods at a Swedish ski resort, in the second novel of the series following Hidden in Snow.

The ultrarunner and ski mountaineer discusses his love for the mountains and for pushing himself to the absolute brink of his endurance.

Recently, top pros have been performing well past a previously considered prime: World-class athletes such as Kelly Slater, the greatest surfer of all time, is winning competitions in his fifties; Tom Brady can beat players half his age. But what about the rest of us? Steven Kotler has been studying human performance for thirty years, and taught hundreds of thousands of people at all skill levels, age groups, and walks of life, how to achieve peak...