Author: Fritz Sperry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988401228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A guidebook to backcountry skiing and snowboarding routes in Colorado's Front Range. Featuring 70+ routes on 36 peaks, along with Loveland Pass, also Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski Area backcountry.
MakingTurns in Colorado's Front Range
Author: Fritz Sperry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988401228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A guidebook to backcountry skiing and snowboarding routes in Colorado's Front Range. Featuring 70+ routes on 36 peaks, along with Loveland Pass, also Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski Area backcountry.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988401228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A guidebook to backcountry skiing and snowboarding routes in Colorado's Front Range. Featuring 70+ routes on 36 peaks, along with Loveland Pass, also Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski Area backcountry.
MakingTurns in Colorado, Volume 1
Author: Fritz Sperry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988401259
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A backcountry skiing guidebook for northern Colorado.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988401259
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A backcountry skiing guidebook for northern Colorado.
How I Came to Sparkle Again
Author: Kaya McLaren
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250013879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Tells the story of three different women--Jill returning home after heartbreak, Lisa looking for real romance, and ten-year-old Cassie grieving her deceased mother--and their transition from loss to love in a small Colorado ski town named Sparkle.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250013879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Tells the story of three different women--Jill returning home after heartbreak, Lisa looking for real romance, and ten-year-old Cassie grieving her deceased mother--and their transition from loss to love in a small Colorado ski town named Sparkle.
Climbing and Skiing Colorado's Mountains
Author: Ben Conners
Publisher: FalconGuides
ISBN: 9780762791859
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Climbing and Skiing Colorado’s Mountains is a select guidebook to 50 of the most classic, aesthetic, and iconic backcountry ski descents in the state of Colorado. The book provides accurate information to backcountry skiers and snowboarders, including overviews, maps, photos, and route descriptions for each of the selected 50 descents, while at the same time spurring the reader on to investigate peaks and areas outside of those featured in the book. Unlike other guidebooks, Climbing and Skiing Colorado's Mountains focus on peaks of all elevations located in all ranges throughout the state, including many 13ers and 14ers but also some smaller, more accessible peaks, representing a comprehensive mix of some of the best backcountry skiing Colorado has to offer.
Publisher: FalconGuides
ISBN: 9780762791859
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Climbing and Skiing Colorado’s Mountains is a select guidebook to 50 of the most classic, aesthetic, and iconic backcountry ski descents in the state of Colorado. The book provides accurate information to backcountry skiers and snowboarders, including overviews, maps, photos, and route descriptions for each of the selected 50 descents, while at the same time spurring the reader on to investigate peaks and areas outside of those featured in the book. Unlike other guidebooks, Climbing and Skiing Colorado's Mountains focus on peaks of all elevations located in all ranges throughout the state, including many 13ers and 14ers but also some smaller, more accessible peaks, representing a comprehensive mix of some of the best backcountry skiing Colorado has to offer.
Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: Colorado
Author: Brittany Konsella
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1594858837
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Whether you’re an experienced backcountry skier or intermediate snowboarder looking to ramp up your out of bounds expeditions, Brittany and Frank Konsella have the cred to guide you to the state’s special runs. Both have descended all of the state’s 14ers on skis and Brittany was the second woman to accomplish that feat. They know where the sweet lines are. Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: Colorado—part of the popular series—includes backcountry routes focused on the Front Range and the San Juans, with other routes in the Sawatch Range, Elk Mountains, Mosquito Range, and more.
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1594858837
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Whether you’re an experienced backcountry skier or intermediate snowboarder looking to ramp up your out of bounds expeditions, Brittany and Frank Konsella have the cred to guide you to the state’s special runs. Both have descended all of the state’s 14ers on skis and Brittany was the second woman to accomplish that feat. They know where the sweet lines are. Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: Colorado—part of the popular series—includes backcountry routes focused on the Front Range and the San Juans, with other routes in the Sawatch Range, Elk Mountains, Mosquito Range, and more.
Backcountry Skiing and Ski Mountaineering in Rocky Mountain National Park
Author: Mark Kelly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988401211
Category : Cross-country skiing
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A ski and snowboard guidebook for Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park Colorado
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988401211
Category : Cross-country skiing
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A ski and snowboard guidebook for Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park Colorado
River of Lost Souls
Author: Jonathan P. Thompson
Publisher: Torrey House Press
ISBN: 1937226840
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"A vivid historical account…Thompson shines in giving a sense of what it means to love a place that's been designated a 'sacrifice zone.'" —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Award–winning investigative environmental journalist Jonathan P. Thompson digs into the science, politics, and greed behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster, and unearths a litany of impacts wrought by a century and a half of mining, energy development, and fracking in southwestern Colorado. Amid these harsh realities, Thompson explores how a new generation is setting out to make amends. JONATHAN THOMPSON is a native Westerner with deep roots in southwestern Colorado. He has been an environmental journalist focusing on the American West since he signed on as reporter and photographer at the Silverton Standard & the Miner newspaper in 1996. He has worked and written for High Country News for over a decade, serving as editor–in–chief from 2007 to 2010. He was a Ted Scripps fellow in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and in 2016 he was awarded the Society of Environmental Journalists' Outstanding Beat Reporting, Small Market. He currently lives in Bulgaria with his wife Wendy and daughters Lydia and Elena.
Publisher: Torrey House Press
ISBN: 1937226840
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"A vivid historical account…Thompson shines in giving a sense of what it means to love a place that's been designated a 'sacrifice zone.'" —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Award–winning investigative environmental journalist Jonathan P. Thompson digs into the science, politics, and greed behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster, and unearths a litany of impacts wrought by a century and a half of mining, energy development, and fracking in southwestern Colorado. Amid these harsh realities, Thompson explores how a new generation is setting out to make amends. JONATHAN THOMPSON is a native Westerner with deep roots in southwestern Colorado. He has been an environmental journalist focusing on the American West since he signed on as reporter and photographer at the Silverton Standard & the Miner newspaper in 1996. He has worked and written for High Country News for over a decade, serving as editor–in–chief from 2007 to 2010. He was a Ted Scripps fellow in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and in 2016 he was awarded the Society of Environmental Journalists' Outstanding Beat Reporting, Small Market. He currently lives in Bulgaria with his wife Wendy and daughters Lydia and Elena.
The Physics of Skiing
Author: David A. Lind
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475743459
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
"A fascinating look inside the complexities and enjoyment of skiing. For every skier, from the beginner to the Olympic Gold Medalist, this book provides a treasure of information." -PAUL MAJOR, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, U.S. SKI TEAM "I was delighted to learn from this interesting book more about the physics of a sport I have enjoyed for more than seventy years." -NORMAN RAMSEY, NOBEL LAUREATE IN PHYSICS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475743459
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
"A fascinating look inside the complexities and enjoyment of skiing. For every skier, from the beginner to the Olympic Gold Medalist, this book provides a treasure of information." -PAUL MAJOR, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, U.S. SKI TEAM "I was delighted to learn from this interesting book more about the physics of a sport I have enjoyed for more than seventy years." -NORMAN RAMSEY, NOBEL LAUREATE IN PHYSICS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Roundabouts
Author: Lee August Rodegerdts
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309155118
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - Second Edition explores the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roundabouts. The report also addresses issues that may be useful in helping to explain the trade-offs associated with roundabouts. This report updates the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, based on experience gained in the United States since that guide was published in 2000.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309155118
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - Second Edition explores the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roundabouts. The report also addresses issues that may be useful in helping to explain the trade-offs associated with roundabouts. This report updates the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, based on experience gained in the United States since that guide was published in 2000.
Ski Style
Author: Annie Gilbert Coleman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"Coleman traces skiing from its Norse roots and Alpine influences through the utility of ski travel in the winter Rockies to the rise of Colorado resorts. Much more than a history of the sport, her work explains how the recreation industry sold the experience of skiing and created mythic mountain landscapes with real problems - and a ski culture that exalts celebrity and status over the physical act of skiing."--Jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"Coleman traces skiing from its Norse roots and Alpine influences through the utility of ski travel in the winter Rockies to the rise of Colorado resorts. Much more than a history of the sport, her work explains how the recreation industry sold the experience of skiing and created mythic mountain landscapes with real problems - and a ski culture that exalts celebrity and status over the physical act of skiing."--Jacket.