The Unofficial Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding in the West [Paperback]

Lito Tejada-Flores (Author), Claire Walter (Author), Claire Walter (Author), Kurt Repanshek (Author), Seth Masia (Author), Bob Sehlinger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 3, 2003 | Series: Unofficial Guides (Book 92)

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide® to Walt Disney World®

"A Tourist’s Best Friend!"
–Chicago Sun-Times

"Indispensable"
–The New York Times

The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide to Skiing & Snowboarding in the West Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip:

1. Everything you need to find the best mountain for your personal skiing or snowboarding preferences
2. Inside information on the resorts and slopes that only an instructor or longtime local would know
3. The best runs for novices, the finest trails for intermediate cruising, the best sunlit trails for late-afternoon runs, the best-formed moguls, and more
4. Detailed profiles of the best snowboard parks and skill areas
5. Advice on how to plan and get the most out of your trip– and the most for your money
6. The inside scoop on where to find the secret reserves of powder and when to ski or snowboard them
7. Proven strategies for a stormy day
8. Tips on finding the perfect hotel room, vacation home, or condo–at the best price
9. The best restaurants in ski country
10. Complete coverage of the southern Rockies, the northern Rockies, and the West Coast, including British Columbia

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...complete coverage of both southern and northern Rockies...tips on planning, accommodation and even the best sunlit trails for late-afternoon runs..." (Blackpool Gazette, Dec 03)

About the Author

Lito Tejada-Flores, Seth Masia, Claire Walter, and Kurt Repanshek are four of the most experienced ski writers in America. All have been contributing editors to Ski or Skiing magazines. Lito and Seth are also gifted ski instructors with years of experience matching skiers and snowboarders with the right runs, advising on when and how to ski or snowboard the slopes, and planning the perfect trips.
Bob Sehlinger is the creator of the Unofficial Guides.

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764539272
• ISBN-13: 978-0764539275
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,938,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't decide where to go skiing? You need this book!, November 2, 2005

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K. Redden (Deep South) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding in the West (Paperback)

Since I live in the deep south and don't know a lot of skiers, this book fit the bill for me in deciding where and when to try my mountain legs in the West. Not only does this book describe all the major resorts in detail, but it compares them in table form one with another. If you are spending money on airfare, lodging, ski rentals, tickets ect, this book has the potential to keep you from making an expensive mistake. It also has lots of technical skiing tips also. The information is very accurate. The only thing that is sparce is individual lodging reviews. I guess that is beyond the scope of a book like this. The folks that write the book are real SKIERS, not just travel writers. I highly recommend this book, and looking forward to a new edition when it comes out.

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the greatest guide to snowsport resorts for the west, September 9, 2007

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JD Skier "JD Skier" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding in the West (Paperback)

This is an amazing book. It covers the answers for the questions that skiers and snowboarders have prior to visiting resorts they've never been to before - what are the trails really like in detail - where can we afford to eat - what tricks are there to getting around in the resorts? -Which resort leans more to our particular skills?...and so much more...

The tips are cool, the quips are fun, and it is just so much better than those stale books that spend 2 short pages and tell you no more than a resort's website.