Bookstore: Skiing and Ski Resorts

If you're serious about working in the ski industry, or you just love skiing and boarding, definitely check out these books and videos! We have picked out some great titles for enhancing your experience.

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Ski Area Guides

The White Book of Ski Areas (24th Ed)
by Robert G. Enzel (Editor)

Synopsis
Simple: there is no better guide to North American ski resorts than this. The White Book profiles every resort and includes all the tools and info you need from trail maps to lift ticket prices.
Paperback - 326 pages 24th edition (December 1999)

Econoguide '98-'99 : Ski and Snowboard America : The Best Resorts in the United States and Canada (Econoguide Series)
by Corey Sandler

Synopsis
As with all Econoguides, this new edition includes all the essential information about getting the most from your ski and snowboarding vacation, with detailed information on more than 1,000 ski and snowboard resorts and runs throughout the United States and Canada, including course conditions and levels; facilities and prices; entertainment; and more. Best of all, it contains coupons for money-saving discounts on hotels, car rental, lift tickets, clothing and accessories, plus a coupon for free U.S. Passport Ski & Mountain club membership, which allows readers to get discounts worth over $25,000 at more than 200 ski shops. 10 photos.
Paperback - 320 pages (October 1998) 

The Good Skiing & Snowboarding Guide 2000 : The Essential Guide to What's What and Where's Where in 600 Ski Resorts Across Five Continents
by Peter Hardy (Editor), Felice Eyston (Editor)

Synopsis
Whether you're a certified ski bum in search of the world's best powder run, or a parent planning your family's winter vacation, this international ski and snowboard guide offers plenty of choices for the destination skier. With detailed descriptions and ratings for the top 600 ski resorts around the world, you can decide between St. Moritz, Switzerland's picturesque, two-time Winter Olympics site, or British Columbia's Whistler/Blackcomb.

The guide is especially good for skiing in Europe. US and North American ski resorts are covered, but in less detail.
Paperback - 624 pages (December 1999)

Hard Core Skiing

Colorado Tenth Mountain Huts and Trails: The Official Guide to America's Largest Backcountry Ski Hut System
by Louis W. Dawson

Synopsis
From the Back Cover:
Colorado's magnificent backcountry, once almost inaccessible in winter, is now more open to skiers through use of the 10th Mountain Hut & Trail System. Colorado 10th Mountain Huts & Trails is the official guide to America's most spectacular hut & trail network. In this third edition, which includes the Eiseman and Benedict huts, you'll find such invaluable information as: Information on Trip Planning & Hut Use Reservation & Emergency Procedures Accurate Directions to All Trailheads Descriptions of Ski Routes to the Huts GPS Coordinates for Both Huts & Trailheads Reference Maps & Safety Guidelines Skiing Options near the Huts Equipment & Clothing Checklists Summer Use of the Huts.
Paperback - 240 pages 3rd edition (February 1, 1998)

Wild Snow : 54 Classic Ski and Snowboard Descents of North America
by Louis. W. Dawson

Synopsis
This meticulously researched book covers the surprisingly rich history of ski mountaineering and also doubles as a detailed guide to 54 sought-after mountain descents-from New Hampshire's Mount Washington to Alaska's Mount McKinley. The route selection is a hit-list intended for all levels of telemarkers, snowboarders, or alpine skiers.
Paperback - 292 pages (December 1998) 

Instructional

From Tip to Tail : The Layman's Guide to Basic Alpine Ski Tuning
by David J. Rader, John F. Boyd (Illustrator)

Synopsis
The publisher:
Basic alpine ski tuning involves procedures like sharpening ski edges, repairing gouges in the ski base and waxing. From Tip To Tail offers an insightful, but simple introduction into ski tuning with a chapter devoted to ski binding maintenance. Written for skiers who want to enjoy the many benefits of "doing it yourself," From Tip To Tail communicates ski tuning in easy-to-understand terms and ideas that the layman can understand and apply.
Paperback - 55 pages Revised edition (May 1996) 

Skiing Videos

Get yourself motivated for the upcoming season with these great videos.

Warren Miller's Freeriders (1998)

Warren Miller's Snowriders 2: The Journey Continues (1997)

Global Storming (1999)