Mammoth: The Sierra Legend [Hardcover]

Martin Forstenzer (Author), Warren Miller (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2002

California’s Mammoth Mountain lives up to its name — snowfalls are epic, and its vast acreage can be explored by skiers and snowboarders for days. With 150 color and 50 black-and-white photographs, this beautifully illustrated book portrays the resort’s evolution from one man’s dream to the ranks of the top ten ski resorts in the U.S.

Editorial Reviews

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Concise and well researched...A must have for any Eastern Sierra aficionado. -- Los Angeles Times, April 4, 2003

Product Details

• Hardcover: 228 pages
• Publisher: Mountain Sports Pr (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971774803
• ISBN-13: 978-0971774803
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 10.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,191,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love skiing? Love the Sierra? Love Mammoth? This is for you., January 24, 2003

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This review is from: Mammoth: The Sierra Legend (Hardcover)

Anyone who likes skiing will love this book. Forstenzer's familiarity with the Sierra makes it one that won't just sit around on the coffee table. He writes engagingly and tells great stories about the early days of skiing in Mammoth and its culture, how the ski area was built and some of the people involved. The photographs are astonishing and well worth the price alone, but in combination with the writing Forstenzer lets us glimpse what made Mammoth Mountain the great ski resort it has become. This is a terrific book about past and present skiing days at Mammoth. Like most any ski item associated with Warren Miller - breathtaking!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Artwork for your coffee table, January 23, 2003

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"skidemn" (Riverside, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mammoth: The Sierra Legend (Hardcover)

Absolutely the most beautiful collection of photos of Mammoth and the surrounding area can be found in this book! It provides a wonderful history and insight into the creation and life of this skiing Mecca. This is a must have for any Mammoth lover!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sure fire bet for any mammoth fan on your list, December 1, 2003

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newly preggo (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mammoth: The Sierra Legend (Hardcover)

The photographs alone are worthy of buying this book. There are plenty of rare b&w shots of mammoth from the turn of the 20th century on up and prime photos of the Mccoy legend. One of my favorite shots is Dave's Harley with skis strapped to it--circa late '30's! In addition, the text is nicely written giving you a sense of the key players in the development of mammoth as a ski town, mammoth in the world of ski racing, and nice vignettes on some unique things to the eastern sierra--from Schat's Bakkery to big horn sheep.