While on a school skiing trip, guardian-in-training Rose faces everything from misunderstandings between friends to fights among factions of Moroi as reports of horrific Strigoi attacks raise tensions, ultimately leading Rose and some of those closest to her into a battle that teaches her much about life, death, and love.
Lois and her friend describe cross-country skiing, including appropriate dress, equipment, ski waxing techniques, and such basic moves as the diagonal stride, step turn, herringbone, and snowplow.
A simple introduction to the different types of extreme skiing, such as backcountry skiing, and heli-skiing, the equipment used in these sports, and skiers who do them.
An introduction to skiing, looking at equipment and moves, reviewing the history of the sport, and looking at some of the major skiing competitions and stars.