Bugaboo Dreams: A Story of Skiers, Helicopters and Mountains [Hardcover]

Topher Donahue (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2009

A Story of Skiers, Helicopters and Mountains

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About the Author

Topher Donahue is an award-winning mountaineer and journalist who has spent most of his life guiding, climbing and skiing all over the world. He first experienced the mountains featured in this book as a climber, which is how he was introduced to Canadian Mountain Holidays and its founders, Hans and Margaret Gmoser. Bugaboo Dreams is his first book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books; First edition (January 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897522118
• ISBN-13: 978-1897522110
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #821,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Skiing > Downhill

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5.0 out of 5 stars For when you're too old to heli-ski!, May 30, 2009

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M. Jantzen (Pismo Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bugaboo Dreams: A Story of Skiers, Helicopters and Mountains (Hardcover)

Perhaps, like me, you are not one of those rare few who heli-ski. Well, you can join them--in your imagination anyway. Which is just what I did on reading Topher Donahue's great narration of the ups & downs (mostly down--it is heli-skiing) of this incredible extreme activity. Personally, I cannot imagine taking on such a dangerous activity; but he actually made me think "maybe I should have." The writing is interesting, the photographs often beyond spectacular--as well they should be considering what heli-skiing is all about. It's flying to some mountain slope which no sane person has previously skied that day (sometimes "ever") then following the guide down the slope on deep powder. I have a good friend who has descended over 1 million feet with the guides Topher tells about. Reading this book was my way of getting a little bit of insight into that amazing experience.

4.0 out of 5 stars Must Read for Serious Skiers/Boarders, March 2, 2009

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john "wineman" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bugaboo Dreams: A Story of Skiers, Helicopters and Mountains (Hardcover)

Great story on the evolution of heliskiing...How the Vision of one man really began an entire industry..How they made it accessible to all..Fun and interesting read!!