Bibliograph

Written in the snows, across time on skis in the Pacific Northwest, Lowell Skoog

Type

Label

Written in the snows, across time on skis in the Pacific Northwest, Lowell Skoog

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Written in the snows

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1245251335

Responsibility statement

Lowell Skoog

Sub title

across time on skis in the Pacific Northwest

Summary

"The story of the development of skiing in the Pacific Northwest from the late 19th century through the early 21st century told by a Seattle-based skier and historian. Includes photos, personal anecdotes, and an appendix of ski mountaineering race results"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A far white country -- The big snow -- Skis triumphant -- A movement without parallel -- The ski climbers -- A winter paradise -- The last mountain men -- Into the range of glaciers -- Mountain soldiers -- Wilderness Alps -- Counterculture -- Skiing the skyline -- To the rescue -- The backcountry boom -- Beyond boundaries

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