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Colorado definitely is known as a ski state, but did you know the sport dates back over 100 years to the days when it was called "snowshoeing." Twelve-foot boards and a long stick was used in those days. Abbott Fay traces the development of Colorado skiing, including the impact the 10th Mountain Division had on it after World War II. Old photos and recent developments make this book a "must have."
Paperback: 198 pages
Publisher: Western Reflections Publishing Co.; REV ed. edition (November 15, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1890437344
ISBN-13: 978-1890437343
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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This book is more of a series of anecdotes about the early days of skiing in Colorado than a fully-realized history. After a while I started just looking at the captions of the pictures to get an idea about what I wanted to know. Perhaps it would have been better realized as a coffee table book. The book really lacks a sophisticated understanding of what a history is (not just a collection of stories). As for the style of the writing, the book reads as if a high school student is trying to impress his teacher with the cleverness of his sentences rather than with the content of his ideas.This book might best be used as a way to collect trivia to share apres-ski. It is also kind of fun for Colorado old-timers to read the names of people who they actually knew (the State used to be a smaller place), but really, it has little redeeming value.
Skiing is a sport that has been popular since the latter part of the 19th century. Abbott Fay has painstakingly researched the history of what originally was developed as a means of survival in snow country, but evolved into one of America's most popular winter sports. In A History Of Skiing In Colorado, Fay recounts the history of skiing in one of the country's most popular skiing regions with an informative, "reader friendly" text that is enhanced with photographs. A History Of Skiing In Colorado is highly recommended reading for all ski enthusiasts and anyone who has ever strapped them on for downhill or cross-country skiing on the slopes or through the wildness of Colorado.
A good general overview of CO. ski history..
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