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[thetrailboss]

Thumbed through a copy of this at the Bangor Airport yesterday. $50 was too much...found a copy online for $15 (new). Amazon is a wonderful thing....

 

[andyzee]

What are you, freakin mountain groupie! First it was Killington, now SL

 

[thetrailboss]

Well, first it was Lorentz's book on Killington, then it was a book on Pico. Then I bought:

So this is a continuation of the tour....

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Nice...$$$$ well spent...

 

[ski_resort_observer]

TB...when is the big "exam"?

 

[thetrailboss]

TB...when is the big "exam"?

It was two weeks ago......hence the extended vaca....

 

[snowmonster]

Looks like the contents of our bookshelves are the same. I found a stack of old skiing books selling for a dollar each.

 

[thetrailboss]

Looks like the contents of our bookshelves are the same. I found a stack of old skiing books selling for a dollar each.

What titles?

 

[BeanoNYC]

Nice, TB. I always like your ski area history lessons on the lifts...and on the slopes...and apres ski.

 

[snowmonster]

What titles?

A bunch of ski racing manuals plus "How to ski the French Way." I'll let you know when I've grabbed them.

 

[thetrailboss]

I also just found "Roxy's Ski Guide to New England" by Roxy Rothafel, the first official independent ski reporter. This little book was only $3.95 in a used bookstore. Circa 1978. Reading about what the ski areas used to be like, and what some now NELSAP areas were like, is very interesting.

 

[snowmonster]

Speaking of NELSAP, you may want to check out this new book "Lost Ski Areas of the White Mountains." Make the most of your downtime now.

 

[thetrailboss]

Speaking of NELSAP, you may want to check out this new book "Lost Ski Areas of the White Mountains." Make the most of your downtime now.

I did see that. I am more interested in the Vermont edition which I hope will come out soon....