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.
Presents a fitness program for skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts. Shows how training helps build strength, improve timing, and avoid injury. Offers step-by-step instructions for a year-round fitness program.
Surveys the history, equipment, techniques, and safety aspects of skiing, including snowplowing, sideslipping, and competing, and includes short biographies of top skiers and a time line.
Profiles the life and career of Lindsey Vonn, a prominent newsmaker. Through quotes from Lindsey Vonn herself, her friends, and critics, readers learn how she views herself, as well as how others regard her.