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©2023.
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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...
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2015.
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Back country skiers, snow boarders, and snowmobilers must be aware of the dangers of avalanches and be able to recognize the conditions that lead to avalanche release, as well as equipment that can help save peoples' lives. Professional snowboarders, skiers, and snowmobilers discuss the five basic things: get the gear, get avalanche training, get the forecast, get the picture, and get out of harms way.
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"As skiing evolves from mom-and-pop backcountry hills to megaresorts and all-access passes, the pioneers and diehards--the ski bums -- remain the beating heart of the sport. 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...
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"In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant. Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen. In the...
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2014.
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"Rocky Points, a small town in the mountains of Colorado, has just been hit with an epic snowstorm, and while skiers at the resort are enjoying deep turns and face shots, the rest of the people in town are struggling to dig themselves out. When a dead body is uncovered -- brutally murdered and clearly marked with some sort of cryptic message -- Sheriff David Wolf and his deputies are put on the clock, left scrambling to find a committed killer, and...
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Detective Gemma Monroe novels volume 1
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"Secrets and lies can't stay buried forever in Cedar Valley. In the summer, hikers and campers pack the small Colorado town's meadows and fields. And in the winter, skiers and snowboarders take over the mountains. Season by season, year after year, time passes and the lies, like the aspens and evergreens that surround the town, take root and spread deep. Now, someone has uncovered the lies, and it is his murder that continues a chain of events that...
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Thoroughly revised to include 3 new wilderness areas, 47 new hikes, and 45 new color photographs, The Complete Guide to Colorado\'s Wilderness Areas continues to serve as the foremost guide to the Centennial State\'s magnificent backcountry. The wilderness expertise of Mark Pearson and John Fielder provides the novice to the seasoned hikers, rafters and cross-country skiers easy navigation tips for full appreciation of Colorado\'s wondrous backcountry...
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This book describes the people, places and events that have made Routt County, Colorado a very special spot. It is dedicated to the trappers and settles, cattlemen and sheepmen, strawberry and lettuce farmers, miners and skiers who have made the area as rich in history as it is in natural beauty.
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1992
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Brian Litz, photographer and explorer of Colorado's backcountry for over 20 years, has added ten new huts, for a total of 70, to his highly successful guidebook for backcountry enthusiasts. The essential guide for backcountry skiers, this book details the most extensive hut system in North America, including the 10th Mountain Division Trail, and offers trail information, equipment considerations, and safety tips for hut-to-hut travel. Also includes...
14) First tracks
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Aspen Mystery volume 1
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2019.
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Ski patroller Greta Westerlind discovers there's a darker side to the glamorous skiers' paradise of Aspen in this intriguing thriller. When experienced ski patroller Greta Westerlind awakes in hospital having almost been killed in an avalanche, she is devastated to learn that her close friend, bond trader Warren McGovern, perished in the slide. With no memory of the incident, Greta is at a loss to explain why the two of them were skiing in such lethal...
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2006
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: Colorado is a land of clear skies and soaring mountains. Ranchers work the dry land that opens on the Great Plains while, in the high country, skiers, mountain bikers and rock climbers have their fun. colorado has acquired more than its fair share of colorful ghost stories. These tales and many more make this a must-read for fans of paranormal folklore in the Centennial state.
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©2005
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"The Boys of Winter is the true story of three young Depression-era American ski champions and their brutal, heroic, and ultimately tragic transformation from athletes to infantrymen with the fabled Tenth Mountain Division. Rudy Konieczny, Jacob Nunnemacher, and Ralph Bromaghin - three skiers from disparate geographic and economic backgrounds - forged names for themselves in the burgeoning sport of snow skiing during the late 1930s. With the world...
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Jesse Parker mysteries volume 1
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2010
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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.