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Author | : Margaret Supplee Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780806142951 |
Explores the combined phenomena of skiing, tourism, and architecture from a national perspective. Focusing on destination ski resorts in New England, the Rocky Mountains, the Far West, and southern Canada, Smith examines the architecture of recreational skiing from the 1930s to 1990, showing how small, family-operated businesses evolved into the massive, theme-oriented, multipurpose ski establishments of today.
Author | : David Holyoak |
Publisher | : Firefly Books |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781552978283 |
A guide to the top 40 ski resorts in North America.
Author | : Jeremy Evans |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2010-11-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0803228392 |
As a recent college graduate and fledging newspaper reporter in the Lake Tahoe area, Jeremy Evans became immersed in ski bum culture?a carefree lifestyle whose mantra was simply: ?Ski as much as possible.? His snowboarding suffered when he left for a job in the Portland area; and when, at twenty-six, he suffered a stroke, he reexamined his priorities, quit his job, moved back to Tahoe, and threw himself into snowboarding. But while he had been away, the culture had changed. This book is Evans?s paean to the disappearing culture of the ski bum. A fascinating look at a world far removed from the larger culture, it is also a curious account of a passion for powder and what its disappearance means. ΓΈ Evans looks at several prominent ski towns in the West (including Crested Butte, Jackson Hole, Telluride, Lake Tahoe, Park City, and Mammoth) and the ski bums who either flourished or fled. He chronicles the American West transformed by rising real estate costs, an immigrant workforce, misguided values, and corporate-owned resorts. The story he tells is that of quintessentially American characters?rejecting materialism, taking risks, following their own path?and of the glories and pitfalls their lifestyle presents.
Author | : Louis W. Dawson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : |
Presents historical background on ski mountaineering, which is climbing a mountain on skis and then skiing down the slopes, and offers tips on climbing and skiing specific mountains.
Author | : Chris Diamond |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2019-10-29 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780997978421 |
"The ski world has been turned upside down." Chris Diamond's first book, Ski Inc., had just hit bookshelves in December 2016 when shock waves reverberated through the ski resort landscape. In early 2017, the Alterra Mountain Company emerged to challenge Vail Resorts' supremacy, eventually buying 15 resorts, partnering with another 25-plus, and launching the Ikon Pass to compete with the Epic Pass. The story behind Alterra's rise is remarkable, as is Vail Resorts' counter-offensive in the form of its own buying spree, which most recently included the acquisition of the 17 ski areas of Peak Resorts. Through countless interviews, hundreds of sources, and deep firsthand experience, Diamond dissects this unprecedented upheaval, in which the business has been radically, disruptively, and yet positively transformed. "Ski Inc. 2020 accomplished in a matter of hours what I'd failed to do on my own in a decade: make sense of present-day resort headlines in the context of how we got here in the first place," says Gregg Blanchard, the senior vice president of Strategy for Inntopia. When Diamond started this Ski Inc. 2020 sequel, he thought it would be primarily the story of how these "Big Two" resort companies suddenly came to control more than half of the U.S. ski resort business through their mega-passes, and what it means for skiers and snowboarders. But as he dug deeper, he discovered dynamic trajectories among the next three largest ski conglomerates (Boyne Resorts, POWDR and Peak Resorts, now part of Vail), plus ingenuity and innovation at a host of small- and medium-sized resorts, dozens of which are chronicled in the book. Besides the widespread success of value season passes, which trade early commitment for dramatically reduced pricing, resorts large and small have polished their operations. The success starts with passionate leadership and extends to every line item. Resorts now avoid risky real-estate projects; vigorously market to and build relationships with digitally savvy customers; sharpen margins across all departments; and improve the product in every way. For an industry that historically suffered through peaks and valleys with the weather and economy, the result today is an impressive bottom-line consistency that has drawn investor interest worldwide. There are daunting hurdles ahead, with climate change and sluggish participation trends at the top of the disrupter list, but the future is arguably brighter than ever. With season passes at circa-1970s prices, while providing access to dozens of resorts rather than just one, there's never been a better time to be a skier or snowboarder. This book is an eye-opener, a deep, colorful dive beneath the headlines, for any skier or rider who wants to understand today's landscape. And it's a must-read for anyone who works--or wants to work--in the ski industry. "Chris Diamond takes the reader to a higher level of understanding on the state of the ski-resort industry than anyone has ever done," says Michael Berry, who served as the president of the National Ski Areas Association for 25 years. "Key executives opened up to Chris in a way that is unique to this book; their candor and Chris's astute observations combine to make a compelling read. If you love winter, love mountains, and love to slide on snow, this book is a must-read."
Author | : Professional Ski Instructors of America |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780402120452 |
Author | : E. John B. Allen |
Publisher | : Univ of Massachusetts Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996-08 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781558490475 |
This text examines the history of skiing in America, from its utilitarian origins to its transformation into a purely recreational activity. It integrates the history of skiing in the context of cultural, social and economic developments.
Author | : Hal Clifford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781578050710 |
The first investigative analysis of how corporate interests gained control of America's most popular winter sport, and how they are gutting ski towns, the natural mountain environment, and skiing itself in the desperate search for short-term profit.
Author | : Chris Diamond |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2016-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780997978407 |
"Chris Diamond's career spanned the ski industry's seminal events. This is his candid, behind-the-scenes account of the good times and bad.--cover
Author | : Professional Ski Instructors of America |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781882409006 |