Written in the Snows (eBook)

Across Time on Skis in the Pacific Northwest

Lowell Skoog (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
336 Seiten
Mountaineers Books (Verlag)
978-1-68051-291-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Century of Northwest wilderness skiing stories by noted expert150 black-and-white and color photographsCelebrates the friluftsliv, or open-air living spirit, of backcountry skiingIn Written in the Snows, renowned local skiing historian Lowell Skoog presents a definitive and visually rich history of the past century of Northwest ski culture, from stirring and colorful stories of wilderness exploration to the evolution of gear and technique. He traces the development of skiing in Washington from the late 1800s to the present, covering the beginnings of ski resorts and competitions, the importance of wild places in the Olympic and Cascade mountains (including Oregon's Mount Hood), and the friluftsliv, or open-air living spirit, of backcountry skiing.Skoog addresses how skiing has been shaped by larger social trends, including immigration, the Great Depression, war, economic growth, conservation, and the media. In turn, Northwest skiers have affected their region in ways that transcend the sport, producing local legends like Milnor Roberts, Olga Bolstad, Hans Otto Giese, Bill Maxwell, and more. While weaving his own impressions and experiences into the larger history, Skoog shows that skiing is far more than mere sport or recreation.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2021
• Zusatzinfo: 150 b&w photos; 16-page color insert; 1 map
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 180 x 180 mm
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis
• Schlagworte: 10th mountain division • American Alps Traverse • Carl Skoog • Cascades backcountry skiing • gift for skier • history of northwest skiing • Jason Hummel • mount rainier skiing • nordic immigration pacific northwest • Olympic Mountains skiing • Patrol Race • ski history pacific northwest • skiing cascade range • ski photography • tenth mountain division • Washington ski history • wilderness skiing
• ISBN-10: 1-68051-291-9 / 1680512919
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68051-291-5 / 9781680512915