Ski North America: The Ultimate Travel Guide [Paperback]

David Holyoak (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ultimate Sports Guide | Publication Date: September 15, 2003

An invaluable resource for planning successful ski trips.

Ski North America is an informative, illustrated guide to choosing the ideal ski resort. Details include relative costs, accessibility, accommodations, recent improvements, amenities, trail information, ski passes, schools, lift types, course difficulty, and resort web sites.

Illustrated with stunning action and mountain photography by some of the best ski photographers, plus detailed road and course maps, this book is perfect for dreaming of and planning for the perfect winter getaway for singles, families and groups.

Ski North America covers the best resorts in:

• Rocky Mountains: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, British Columbia, Alberta
• West Coast: California, Oregon
• East Coast: Maine, Vermont, Quebec

Local experts join up with experienced international ski journalists to provide authoritative text with in-depth and up-to-the-minute information. Whether skiing solo, with friends and family, as a beginner, intermediate or expert, trust Ski North America as the last word before you decide on the ski destination that best suits your requirements.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Excellent color photographs complement the text. (Thomas Fry American Reference Books Annual, Volume 35 2004)

Opening the book at the start of winter is as exciting as the first dump of powder on the mountain. (Terry Richards Portland Oregonian 20031123)

Makes planning a breeze... stunning photographs along with detailed information. (Karen Haymon Long Tampa Tribune 20031207)

Hybrid coffee-table/guidebook... features stunning photography along with detailed information on 40 top ski destinations to suit every level of skier. (Associated Press )

The focus is clearly on the ski area itself: the lifts and the best itineraries for all skill levels. (Ronnie Rittenberry FrontDoor )

A helpful encyclopedia for planning your next ski holiday. (Ski Canada )

Review

The most well planned, laid out, easy to read, informative guide to skiing I have seen. (Alan Palmer International Sales Manager, Vail Resorts Manageme )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Firefly Books (September 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552978281
• ISBN-13: 978-1552978283
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #829,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #90 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Nature Travel > Adventure > Skiing

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you know what it means to wait for snow, July 20, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Ski North America: The Ultimate Travel Guide (Paperback)

Being new to the States as well as a crazy skier I spent hours on the net trying to collect information about different resorts. This book is the first, and so far the only book, that gives very detailed, professional overview while providing non-biased information about resorts. I visited many resorts in the States in the last 2 years and compared my impressions with the reviews in the book - you can relay on the book! Great advantage of this edition is a an amount of illustrations such as aerial photos, maps of the area, etc. I wish there will be similar book about skiing in Europe.
On the down side I would expect more info about resorts on the NE (for example, my favorite Whiteface is not included).

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST FOR ANY SKIER OR SNOWBOARDER, January 14, 2004

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"xtz00" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ski North America: The Ultimate Travel Guide (Paperback)

David Holyoak's Ski North America Guide is first class. Nothing like this has been published before. This stocky, well-illustrated guide to all the significant North American ski resorts contains intelligent, un-flowery text and good practical advice. A must for any skier or snowboarder seeking the reality behind the American dream, I wish I'd written it myself.

Arnie Wilson, ski author and editor, Financial Times ski correspondent for 18 years who, in 1994, became the first person to ski for 365 consecutive days (Guinness Book of Records), including more than 100 resorts in North America

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best ( USA ) Ski Travel Book You Can Find, January 14, 2007

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Erin E. Taylor (Manchester NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ski North America: The Ultimate Travel Guide (Paperback)

This book by far surpasses excellent. If you are planning a ski trip and are interested in going somewhere new this book seems to have it all. It lists every major ski area in the United States. Every ski resort mentioned is chronicaled by state and gives you area and mountain facts and most have their trail map pictured as well. It also lists local airports, directions from most areas to the ski resort as well as lodging suggestions. I could go on and on about the other little tidbits within the publication but you'll just have to read it yourself.