The Good Skiing and Snowboarding Guide 1999

The Good Skiing and Snowboarding Guide 1999

Author: Peter Hardy

Publisher: Overlook Books

Published: 1998-10

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 9780879519094

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The only independent guide to over 50 ski resorts in North America and Europe, this book is completely revised and updated, with increased coverage of resorts in North America, Italy, and the southern hemisphere. Updated information includes specially commissioned full-color maps.


The Rough Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding in North America

The Rough Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding in North America

Author: Tam Leach

Publisher: Rough Guides

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 9781843530794

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A guide for both skiers and snowboarders to the slopes and resorts of the US and Canada, covering over 100 destinations from world-class mountains to local gems. There is in-depth coverage of the ski areas, including piste reviews, suggestions for backcountry forays, details of boardparks and tips on avoiding crowds. The guide also provides informative and colourful reviews of the other attractions that make up a ski trip - hotels, restaurants, bars, spas and shopping.


Snow Sports

Snow Sports

Author: William Scheller

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781563319341

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This guide gives background information on downhill and cross-country skiing, snow-boarding, snowshoe trekking, snow-mobiling and dog-sledding. It provides advice on where to go, what to do, the best equipment to use and proper techniques.


50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California

50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California

Author: Paul Richins

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780898866568

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50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California offers some of the finest ski and snowboard descents in California, ranging over a 550-mile span from the Cascade Range in the north, to Mount Whitney, to the Sierra Nevada in the south. Grouped into nine geographical regions, these summits represent the best of the best from well-known destinations to more remote areas to a sampling of the highest peaks.


Snowboarding

Snowboarding

Author: Patricia Oudit

Publisher: Silverback Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9782752801241

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The spectacular photographs of snowboarding events contained in this books will excite the simple sportsmen and international stars alike.


The Good Skiing and Snowboarding Guide 2000

The Good Skiing and Snowboarding Guide 2000

Author: Peter Hardy

Publisher: Overlook Books

Published: 1999-10

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 9780879517397

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The Good Skiing and Snowboarding Guide 2000 continues its tradition of providing essential information to the legions of skiing and snowboarding fans with even more expanded coverage of snowboarding than the last edition and a new complete list of ski web sites. The only independent guide to over 500 ski resorts in North America and Europe, the book is completely revised and updated, with increased coverage of resorts in North America, Italy and the southern hemisphere, as well as a new section on ski touring. In The Good Skiing and Snowboarding Guide, award-winning ski journalists Peter Hardy and Felice Eyston present the information An a clear, accessible manner chat will help you make all the right choices. And they give truly unbiased advice on holiday resorts -- unfettered by advertising or sponsorship, they don't pull punches in their assessments of the world's top ski destinations. Updated information includes specially commissioned full-color maps showing lift locations and number and grade of runs, ski fact boxes showing the number of lifts, lift pass prices, kilometer of trails and grading of runs, and each resort's suitability for children, beginners, intermediates and experts. The Good Skiing and Snowboarding Guide -- the complete source book for skiers and snowboarders alike -- is essential reading for anyone planning a vacation involving these thrilling winter sports.


Ski Europe 2000

Ski Europe 2000

Author: Charles Leocha

Publisher:

Published: 1999-10

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780915009664

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Ski Europe is the most up-to-date resource for information about planning a ski vacation in Europe's Alps. It has been American skiers' top choice for a guide to skiing in the top resorts of Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy and Spain. Charles Leocha and his team of prize-winning journalists present an unparalleled guidebook for any skier planning to ski in the Alps. This guide, as it has for the past 12 years, provides the most comprehensive information available about Europe's biggest and best destination ski resorts for downhill and cross-country skiers and snowboarders. Ski Europe provides unflinchingly honest evaluations of the trails and difficulty of ski terrain at each resort and explains the flavor of each resort that creates the real magical experience of skiing. These ski journalists ski hundreds of trails, visit hundreds of hotel rooms, wander through scores of restaurants and bars and dance in dozens of discos to bring readers the real scoop about every major resort in Europe. The most comprehensive guidebook to skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding in Europe published in the U.S.