 Poster: A snowHead
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I would quite like a new book with lots of pretty pictures - can anyone recommend anything suitable , maybe about avalanche theory/forecasting sort of stuff (I'm sure someone mentioned such a book somewhere not that long ago..), or any 'bibles' all skiers should have a copy of?
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Not about avalanche safety or forecasting but an awesome coffee table book for anyone into off piste is: Skiing around the World by Jimmy Petterson http://www.skiingaroundtheworld.net/
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Jimmy Petersons book (skiing around the world) must be *really* good - the only 2nd hand copy is £85 off Amazon.
Anyone know a second source ?
Looks cracking (if you can find one at a reasonable price!).
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Mon 6-09-10 8:59; edited 1 time in total
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Cheers guys, some ace suggestions there... Think I might pass a few of those ideas on as it's coming up to my 21st 
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Would be very interested to hear what Peterson says about Nordpark/Nordkette (as a benchmark) juliad?
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clarky999, I'll grab the book and take a peek to see if he mentions Nordkette. Innsbruck gets mentioned but can't recall all the resorts off the top of my head!
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It was on the list from the website, so it should be! It's just it's not a very reported on area, so I'd be interested to see if his views on it matched mine.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Quote from the Petterson book "Innsbruck - the World's steepest piste" and "From the top, the possibilities are extremely steep or even steeper" Sound about right? 
I'll read through and post up a summary for you tomorrow if that's ok?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Yeah about right lol. Yeah no worries, thanks a lot dude!
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Freeskiing is really nice. There's a really great book of photos called "White Spirit" which you can get 2nd hand - amazon/ebay France are good for this - I got mine for a tenner from Amazon France and I've seen it go for £100 quid in the UK 
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Poster: A snowHead
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I like the look of Freeskiing, might have to add that to my collection...
Just noticed another of my skiing books (Ski and Snow Country: The golden years of skiing in the west, 1930s-1950s by Ray Atkeson) is fetching a fair price on amazon. Maybe the right type of ski books are a good investment 
It is not a nice glossy coffee table book but if you are into old books and skiing in times past then I can also recommend the second hand purchase of: In search of winter sport by Monk Gibbon published 1953. Bought mine for a few quid off ebay.
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