Written in the Snows
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Written in the Snows

Across Time on Skis in the Pacific Northwest

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eBook - ePub

Written in the Snows

Across Time on Skis in the Pacific Northwest

About this book

  • Century of Northwest wilderness skiing stories by noted expert
  • 150 black-and-white and color photographs
  • Celebrates the friluftsliv, or open-air living spirit, of backcountry skiing

In 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.

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Information

Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781680512915
Edition
0
Subtopic
North American History

Table of contents

  1. Written in the Snows
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Prologue: Faint Tracks
  6. Chapter 1 A Far White Country
  7. Chapter 2 The Big Snow
  8. Chapter 3 Skis Triumphant
  9. Chapter 4 A Movement without Parallel
  10. Chapter 5 The Ski Climbers
  11. Chapter 6 A Winter Paradise
  12. Chapter 7 The Last Mountain Men
  13. Chapter 8 Into the Range of Glaciers
  14. Chapter 9 Mountain Soldiers
  15. Chapter 10 Wilderness Alps
  16. Chapter 11 Counterculture
  17. Chapter 12 Skiing the Skyline
  18. Chapter 13 To the Rescue
  19. Chapter 14 The Backcountry Boom
  20. Chapter 15 Beyond Boundaries
  21. Epilogue: The Big Thaw
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Appendix: Ski Mountaineering Highlights
  24. Glossary
  25. Selected References
  26. Resources
  27. In Gratitude
  28. Index