Ski Atlas of the World

The Complete Reference to the Best Resorts

Buch | Hardcover

300 Seiten

2008
Artabras (Verlag)
978-0-7892-0986-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Whether at world-class ski resorts or on slopes covered with man-made snow, people of all ages seek out the unique thrill of skiing year after year. Ski Atlas of the World is an invaluable reference guide for anyone who has an interest in skiingGCoor like Arnie Wilson, the AtlasGCOs globetrotting, resort-hopping, Guinness recordGCosetting editor, a passion for it.The focus of the book is a series of 80 profiles of the best places to ski in Europe and North America, including such world-famous resorts as Val dGCOIsere, Zermatt, Aspen, and Whistler, and such up-and-coming ski areas as Bulgaria, Romania, and Slovakia. Each profile details terrain characteristics, resort character and tone, history of the facilities, and more. Double-page maps appear throughout the book, beginning with a large-scale map of the worldGCOs mountain ranges and followed by maps showing the resortsGCO locations relative to each other. Rounding out the Atlas is an overview of skiing in Australasia, Japan, and South America.The editorGCOs encyclopedic knowledge of skiing destinations and infectious enthusiasm for the sport inform all 300 pages of this outstanding resource.
Whatever your skill level and no matter what youGCOre looking for in a resort, Ski Atlas of the World will help you find the perfect place to take your next skiing vacation.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.10.2008
• Co-Autor: Arnie Wilson
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 279 x 330 mm
• Gewicht: 2166 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ski- / Wintersport
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• ISBN-10: 0-7892-0986-1 / 0789209861
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7892-0986-3 / 9780789209863
• Zustand: Neuware