1997 Ncaa Men’s and Women’s Skiing Rules (Serial)
December 22, 2009
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2004 Ncaa Men’s and Women’s Skiing Rules (Ncaa Men’s and Women’s Skiing Rules)
December 9, 2009
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A Basic Guide to Alpine Skiing (An Official U.S. Olympic Sports Series)
November 8, 2009
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A Complete Guide to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: For Hiking, Skiing, Climbing & Nature Viewing
September 24, 2008
Native Americans called Mount St. Helens Loowit (Lady of Fire), and warned unheeding settlers to stay away. In 1980 the mountain proved out the Indian legends, erupting with enough force to send up a mushroom cloud 45 miles across and create the largest landslide in recorded history. This handy and well-organized guide provides all the historical, geological, biological, and recreational information you'll need to take advantage of a truly unique natural area. It's conveniently divided into four sections: Mount St. Helens West, East, South, and North. Each section begins with the lay of the land and general driving directions for scenic tours. A selection of hikes follows, each with a capsule description that includes elevation gain, length of hike, what maps to use, the best season to visit, and a difficulty rating. Trailhead driving routes are also provided. If you're hankering to walk, bike, horseback, ski, or take a scenic drive through post-volcanic devastation, or if you want to see just how quickly nature regenerates after a natural disaster, A Complete Guide to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is your ticket.
Customer Review: Best of the Bunch
There are about 3 or 4 books on hiking around Mt. St. Helens and I'd rate this one as best of the bunch. Mr Vielbig covers all the trails, has good maps and provides the right amount of information on routefinding and what to see.
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A Daredevil & Two Boards: Ralph Samuelson, The Lake Pepin Pioneer Who Invented Water Skiing
September 17, 2008
A Daredevil & Two Boards tells the inspiring true story of the Minnesota small town man with big ideas who invented water skiing. On a hot July day in 1922, Lake Pepin fisherman Ralph Samuelson convinced his brother Ben to pull him up out of the deep blue waters of the mysterious Mississippi and into sports history. With two pine board strapped to his feet, Samuelson rose up to conquer the water as well as the skepticism of the local detractors who had been gathering at the river's edge for weeks to "watch him drown." War history author Gregor Ziemer tells the life story of the ordinary man whose unshakable faith enabled him to achieve the impossible - to walk on water.
Customer Review: A "must read" for anyone who has ever strapped on a pair of waterskis and held on for dear life
On a hot July day in 1922, Ralph Samuelson convinced his brother Ben to pull him up out of the wasters of the Mississippi River and into sports history. With two pine boards strapped to his feet, 18-year-old Lake Pepin fisherman and sports enthusiast Samuelson invented water skiing and launched both a sport and an industry. Biographer and historian Gregor Ziemer tells the true and hitherto unknown story of this small town Minnesota boy and his contribution to the rise of water skiing as one of the most popular and widespread forms of water recreation. A Daredevil & Two Boards: Ralph Samuelson, The Lake Pepin Pioneer Who Invented Water Skiing is as entertaining as it is informative, and a "must read" for anyone who has ever strapped on a pair of waterskis and held on for dear life to the tow rope of a motorboat while swiftly skimming over the surface of a lake or river!
Customer Review: A satisfying book!
Ralph Samuelson, the young Lake City, Minnesota man who invented water skiing, was a daredevil who loved challenges.
After months of trial and error, on July 2, 1922 "Sammy did it," as previously doubting people cheered from the shoreline.
After his first successful attempt on 8-foot homemade skis, held on by leather straps, Ralph developed his own water show, doing tricks for townspeople. Then he took the show on the road to Florida and Michigan and throughout Minnesota in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Although the book indicates that it is all about water skiing--that was only the early and small part of his life.
After he injured his back, he had to quit skiing and start the next phase of his life. He married and became an innovative and successful turkey farmer--successful that is, until disease killed off most of his flock and left him in debt.
After many failures caused by diseases in animals and poultry, Ralph always trusted in his God. Later in life, the man who lived openly with his personal God often took the opportunity to witness, even after he had to file bankruptcy in 1952. He described bankruptcy to be "as close to disgrace as disgrace goes."
In the 1960s, he was finally recognized as the Father of Waterskiing, thanks to the curiosity of a St. Paul Pioneer Press reporter and hard work and support of some Lake City business people.
Ralph Samuelson was a man who had often in his 77 years come to the end of his rope, but always he tied a knot and hung on. On his tombstone, per his request, it simply says, "Ralph Samuelson, Father of Waterskiing, Witness for Christ."
This young daredevil had many mountains to climb but always got up when life knocked him down.
Armchair Interviews says: This book would be most enjoyed by people from Minnesota because of the many names and places, but also by those who like waterskiing--or those who like to read about people who accept and exceed challenges while witnessing for their God.
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A History of Skiing in Colorado
October 5, 2008
Colorado definitely is known as a ski state, but did you know the sport dates back over 100 years to the days when it was called "snowshoeing." Twelve-foot boards and a long stick was used in those days. Abbott Fay traces the development of Colorado skiing, including the impact the 10th Mountain Division had on it after World War II. Old photos and recent developments make this book a "must have."
Customer Review: Highly recommended for anyone who ever skiied Colorado!
Skiing is a sport that has been popular since the latter part of the 19th century. Abbott Fay has painstakingly researched the history of what originally was developed as a means of survival in snow country, but evolved into one of America's most popular winter sports. In A History Of Skiing In Colorado, Fay recounts the history of skiing in one of the country's most popular skiing regions with an informative, "reader friendly" text that is enhanced with photographs. A History Of Skiing In Colorado is highly recommended reading for all ski enthusiasts and anyone who has ever strapped them on for downhill or cross-country skiing on the slopes or through the wildness of Colorado.
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Adventure Guide to Mount Rainier: Hiking, Climbing and Skiing in Mt. Rainier National Park
October 23, 2008
Complete guide to hiking, climbing and skiing in Mt. Rainier National Park including summit routes.
Customer Review: Too little information, too many errors
I initially picked up this book to supplement our aging copy of "50 Hikes in Mount Rainier National Park". Accustomed to the detailed descriptions in "50 Hikes...", I found the hiking coverage was disappointingly thin. Of course, this is not surprising considering that the author tried to cram a driving, bicycling, hiking, climbing, AND skiing guide into only 172 pages. More unsettling were the errors I found. The mileages for a number of the hikes were at variance with the distances posted and published by the Park (and verified with my own feet!), sometimes by several miles. It makes me wonder what sort of errors may have crept into the climbing section, where mistakes can have far more serious consequences than tired feet. The book does contain a bibilography, but no index (which is generally quite useful in a book filled with geographical place names). Interestingly, "50 Hikes..." is listed, but it's the 1975 copy. That's even older than mine! Also, in my copy the second page of the Preface and the entire Appendix were missing. If you want a good hiking guide to Mt. Rainier, try the current copy (4th ed.) of "50 Hikes in Mount Rainier National Park" by Spring and Manning.
Customer Review: very imformitive and very useful. top notch!
in the case of climbing you explain your self so it"S easy to understand. you can jump right in and do what you like to do best, experience mother nature at her best! tell me how does it make you fell*
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Adventure guide to Mount Rainier: Hiking, climbing, and skiing in Mount Rainier National Park (A Falcon guide)
September 6, 2009
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