Book
The story of modern skiing
Record details
- ISBN: 1584654899 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781584654896 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
xxii, 380 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: Hanover : University Press of New England, c2006.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-366) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | People and place -- Genesis -- A way of life -- From rope tow to resort -- Technique and equipment: partners in progress -- A revolution in equipment -- Technique: from stem to carve -- New ways to learn -- The story of alpine competition -- The world of alpine racing -- How skiing changed the Olympics -- Racing in America -- Diversity: new disciplines, old ones restored -- Cross-country -- Extremities -- Freestyle -- Snowboarding -- The culture and business of skiing -- "The industry" -- In print -- In movies, on television -- The new ski country. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Skis and skiing -- History |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Castlegar Campus Library | GV 854.1 F79 2006 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
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B001197847 | General | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Choice Reviews : Choice Reviews 2007 May
Fry is a former editor of Ski, the oldest US ski periodical, and a member of the US National Ski Hall of Fame, and his knowledge of skiing is unparalleled. Here he offers a thorough, if not definitive, study of skiing--Alpine, Nordic, freestyle, and snowboarding--in North America since WW II. Fry based this book not only on his insider knowledge (he knows everyone in the skiing community) but also on relevant literature. The book is accurately titled a "story" (as opposed to a "history") because of its broad coverage. Fry examines every aspect of skiing's development, including technical advances such as fiberglass skis, plastic boots, chairlifts, and T-bars; coaching techniques; major competitions; the evolution of ski resorts and their connection to interstate highways and air travel; the sport's relationship to environmental issues and to social and economic changes; and the rise of a ski culture. No aspect of the sport goes unexamined. Including maps, appendixes, illustrations, and endnotes, this volume is best read alongside E. John B. Allen's From Skisport to Skiing: One Hundred Years of an American Sport, 1840 to 1940 (CH, Apr'94, 31-4426). Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers; all levels. Copyright 2007 American Library Association.
