There is something extraordinarily special about sliding on snow that has excited generations of snow sports enthusiasts. Add to this the dimension of travelling through the mountains and the result is a recipe for some of the best outdoor activity days you could ever imagine. I have been fortunate [...]
This is a Starter Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic [...]
A delicious collection of hearty, no-fuss recipes designed to thaw the cold of winter offers practical tips on cooking at high altitudes and how to get the most out of a slow cooker, while including 125 easy-to-prepare dishes that include Green Mountain Cheddar Fondue, "Mogul" Beef Chili, Hand-Warme[...]
An original play by John Townsend
Nancy Drew's search for a clever fur thief takes her across the ski circuit of New York and Canada to a dangerous encounter with an imposter using her name[...]
The newest Hip Hotels volume focuses on winter sports and stylish places to stay. With ever more people enjoying the thrill and the spectacle of the mountains, the choice of ski hotels has become enormous, yet they are overwhelmingly mediocre. Now Herbert Ypma proves that there are alternatives to t[...]
Here are our recommended resorts and how to get there. For individual planners - the fastest-growing market. The Top 5 Resorts by Charm, Cheapest,Value, Parks, Friends, Apres ski, Extreme, Romance, Nightlife, Guaranteed snow.The most socially aware guide you can buy. It recognises that different peo[...]
Good Ski Guide ... Good Party Guide! For a lot of people it's not just about good snow and great skiing - though you get that here, of course. It's also a holiday opportunity and other factors ought to be considered. So we have compiled a second Index for the Top 50 Resorts in which we reveal our To[...]
A history of skiing in American culture examines the origins of the sport, its adoption by the United States and the many and varied facets of ski culture, from the fashion and style to the innumerable subgroups of enthusiasts who have incorporated skiing into their identity.[...]
Color by number and gradually reveal an exciting robot image Mudpuppy's Robots Pixel Pictures are a fun way to color fantastic robots using cleverly designed grids. Choose your own colors for the numbered key and with each filled pixel, move closer to completing a robotic masterpiece. Each book has[...]
In this work, these two National Outdoor Leadership School instructors offer lots of tried-and-true tricks and useful tips drawn from years of experience. The material is easy to understand and accompanied by hundreds of entertaining illustrations by renowned illustrator Mike Clelland![...]
Practical advice from two NOLS instructors on all aspects of backcountry skiing and winter camping. As skiers venture farther from lift-served front country, they need to understand and avoid hazards such as avalanches and extreme cold. This book teaches skiers how to choose the right equipment, bui[...]
This little book breaks down the basics of teaching kids to ski into hilarious, eye-catching cartoons that will have your little one laughing out loud and looking forward to the next adventure on the hill. Any parent who has taught kids to ski knows how tricky it is to communicate concepts of balanc[...]