Beschreibung:
White Heat is pure adrenaline -- a thrilling exploration of extreme skiing that pushes the reader over the edge with heart-pounding accounts of people who risk their lives on the fastest, steepest slopes.
Author's Note ixIntroduction 1Avalanche Control On Duty with Dynamite Girl 17Racing Money, Magic, and a Whole Lotta Moxie 55The Curious and Arcane World of Nordic Ski Jumping Up, Up, and Away! 113Who Lives in East Bumblerut, Idaho, and other West of the Hudson MysteriesThe Extreme Skiing Head Count 173Mountain Patrol A Day in the Life...219Riders, the New Kids on the Block Airdogs, Arctic Cougars, C3POs; Gangstars, Hoedads, Bettys, and Beavers 267Powderbirds Steep and Deep, the Final Frontier 305Acknowledgments 337