A fascinating story of Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele who were inducted into the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1969. The detailed account gives an insite of their lives as skiers on and off the slopes. Great mix of discriptive writing and photos. Published 2007, 357 pages, paperback.
Retail $39.95, on sale here for $31.95
Tracks of Passion is the story of the Eastern Sierra skiing scene from its beginnng in the 1930's to the development of present day Mammoth Mountain.
2008 hardcover, coffee table format, 336 pages, over 1070 photographs & illustrations.
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The ultimate history of skiing from a renowned insider. This is a definitive history of the sport that has exhilarated and infatuated about 30 million Americans and Canadians over the course of the last fifty years. Consummate insider John Fry chronicles the rise of the ski culture and every aspect of the sport's development, including the emergence of the mega-resort and advances in equipment, technique, instruction, and competition. Hardcover
Retail price $27.95, on-sale now for $21.95
620th Jackson Hole Hootenanny
This is the most classic collection of ski songs compiled and recorded by Bill Briggs, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame Class of 2008.
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Autobiography by Dick Barrymore, a ski film maker who tells the behind-the-scenes and humorous sides of his travels and his passion for the outdoors. Paperback, 335 pages. Dick was inducted into the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 2000. Paperback
Retail price of $15.95, on-sale now for $10.95
National Ski Association's 1953-54 Annual by Roger Langley. Highlights are: "Fiftieth Anniversary of the NSA"; "Roy Sherwood Stars at Kulm"; "Inclined Transportation Systems"; "Old Timers of the Sierra"; memorial tributes to: Darroch W. Crookes, Robert L. Billings, and Margaret J. Neyland. From our archives and in good condition. Paperback, 256 pages.
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The Ishpeming Ski Club was first formed as the Norden Ski Club on January 24, 1887. Carl Tellefsen, a champion skier from Trondheim, Norway, was a key figure in organizing the local club as well as the National Ski Association, which was also formed in Ishpeming. This book tells the club's history from that time to the present and beyond. Paperback, 153 pages, by Burt Boyum and Jamie LaFreniere, published in 2003.
Retail price $17.95, now on sale for $14.95
Stunning visual history (black and white) of Midwest skiing that allows us to look back on the early times, places, and people that made this pastime into one of the most popular sports. Written by a committee from the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame & Museum and autographed by various local Honored Members featured in the book. Paperback, 128 pages, published in 2000.
Was 18.99, on-sale now for $15.20
