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Nominated for the 2019 Toronto Heritage Book Award We may never see a playoff series like it again. Before Gary Bettman, and the lockouts. Before all the NHL's old barns were torn down to make way for bigger, glitzier rinks. Before expansion and parity across the league, just about anything...

Your daily dose of nature doesn't have to retreat with the warm weather. The Joy of Winter Hiking is your ultimate guide to getting outdoors in the most underrated season. In fact, author Derek Dellinger believes you should be seeking outdoor adventure in colder months, not just in spite of snow and cloudy days, but because of these factors! From unmatched snow-capped views to the mental and physical health benefits of nature to precious wildlife sightings, the winter holds endless hiking opportunities.

What does it take to keep your feet warm when it's -50º F (-46º C) outside and you are camping in a small tent in a blizzard? How about when you are climbing a mountain and need to warm your chilled feet? These challenges are familiar to anyone who has climbed, hiked, skied, or marched through winter conditions.

In this audio-course on downhill skiing, we'll cover a wide range of topics and techniques to help you become a better skier from the bunny hill to off-piste skiing, regardless of your current level of experience.

Over a dozen major unique concepts will boost your skiing - and your winter fun - and they aren't taught elsewhere! Beginners are welcomed like in no other book. And experts will find fresh, new relevant concepts they haven't seen before. For winter haters, let's improve your health, morale, and fun year-round! Snow play is part of the solution, and XC skiing is the ultimate in easy-access fun. Even if you have "bad" snow, it's important to get outside, so read up on how to bring the party to winter!

The sport of curling continues to expand its global reach, attracting new players and fans far beyond traditional strongholds. Yet, even in Canada—a country with a long curling history and fifteen hundred clubs of its own—the game is often dismissed as an eccentric pastime. According to...

In From the Death Zone to the Boardroom, speed ski mountaineer Benedikt Boehm tells gripping and inspirational stories about his fears, pain, suffering and facing death during his expeditions to some of the world's highest mountains. Throughout, his coauthor and professor of leadership and management, Stefan Gröschl, integrates scholarly ideas and works beyond traditional business boundaries providing you with unusual insights and thought-provoking alternatives for managing your business.

The year is 1925. It is sixty degrees below zero. The wind sweeps tons of snow over the deep-frozen Alaskan landscape. The nearest railhead is seven hundred miles away. Airplanes cannot fly. The way to Nome is blocked by a treacherous frozen sound, an icebound port, and mountains to the west...

Avventuratevi in un viaggio emozionante nel cuore dello sci estremo con la nostra guida, Sciare in tutto il mondo. Questo testo vi inviterà ad addentrarvi in un mondo carico di adrenalina, quello di coloro che osano sfidare la stessa forza di gravità, superando i confini dello sci...

The year is 1925. It is sixty degrees below zero. The wind sweeps tons of snow over the deep-frozen Alaskan landscape. The nearest railhead is seven hundred miles away. Airplanes cannot fly. The way to Nome is blocked by a treacherous frozen sound, an icebound port, and mountains to the west...

A story of risk, adventure, and daring as four American bobsledders race for the gold in the most dangerous competition in Olympic history. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled toward war, speed was all the rage. Bobsledding, the fastest and most thrilling way to travel on land, had become a...

羽生結弦は、いかにして唯一無二の存在となったのか。膨大な取材メモから紐解く、絶対王者の素顔――。

For the Love of It: The Mammoth Legacy of Roma and Dave McCoy traces the lives of Roma and Dave McCoy, visionary founders of world-renowned Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, from their singular childhoods through their eventual building of the first chairlift in the Eastern Sierra. The nostalgic narrative non-fiction book depicts California skiing in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s and illustrates the power of dedication, upbeat attitudes, and teamwork.

Scottish immigrants brought the game “across the pond” in the 18th century. Since then the roaring game has amassed its fair share of amusing and interesting stories, facts and anecdotes.

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.

A celebration of the unsung heroes behind the game, including first-hand stories from moms of the NHL’s biggest stars Hockey Moms laces together the stories of NHL hockey moms like Kelly McDavid and Ema Matthews with those of mothers who never expected their children to set foot on the ice...

The title change was due to the renaming of the Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows resort to Palisades Tahoe, eliminating the word, "Squaw," which is widely considered a racist and sexist slur against Indigenous women. Nestled amid California's High Sierra Peaks, two valleys have captured the imaginations of skiers and mountain explorers year after year. Squaw Valley made a name for itself on the world stage as the host of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, just over a high ridge, Alpine Meadows was developed by devoted local skiers and Bay Area families.

The true story of two young adventurers who travel North America to find the epicenter of freestyle skiing, skateboarding, and surfing in the late '70s. The journey explores the youth culture and finds the ultimate psychological state of sports performance known as Zen. Written with the pen of a Samurai, the spirit of a freestyle skier, and creativity of a modern explorer, the tale weaves 11 Zen warrior lessons to help others achieve the Zen performance state.

For Judy Lipson, her sisters were her compass, constant, champions, and competitors and for 30 years she suppressed the grief of losing her two beloved sisters. This is the story of how Judy used her memories of her missing sisters and their shared love of ice skating to come full circle. When she performs on the ice, Judy feels Margie and Jane on each shoulder guiding her and whispering in her ear, "Judy, you've got this."

Meet married couple Chris and Marty. At midlife, they unexpectedly find themselves weighing the responsibility of parenthood against the possibility of one more grand adventure. After securing care for their 12-year-old son, they set off to undertake one of the hardest challenges on the planet: Ski 570 miles from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole. With no guide or resupply. Riveting and inspiring, The Expedition is about the power of family and community, the adventurous spirit that dwells within us all, and breaking through to feel fully alive.