 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm wondering if there is a book out there which might cover some of the basics of skiing and/or the mountain environment, weather etc.? Lots of wonderful pictures, some diagrams to explain the various bits and pieces, a bit of informative and thought-provoking text. Some pictures of marmottes, mountain goats and wildcats would be good.
One of my daughters is naturally curious and loves a good reference book. I remember a teaching flinging me a book like this before a school skiing trip and I devoured it. This daughter would very likely do the same - her monthly delivery of 'Aquila' mag is a highlight - and would give her another dimension to enjoying her holiday. Along the lines of "Daddy, did you know that 'couloir' is French for 'corridor'?" She is happy to let her siblings plug themselves into GoPro footage on YouTube.
A quick search on Amazon did yield a few 'how to ski' guides, the very enjoyable 'Skiing with demons'... and Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar'.
Any recommendations?
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Edge of Never - but it's probably a bit mature for a 10 year old ( I remember my brother and I hoovering up climbing books on near fatal and fatal expeditions when we were early teens though).
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I got We Learned to Ski aged about 12 in the late 1980s and absolutely adored it even though I didn't get to go skiing other than on a dry slope for well over a decade.
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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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Not sure Skiing With Demons is a good book for a child or indeed a useful reference book - but thanks for the plug @tomj,
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Interesting, the only Haynes manuals I had were for the British cars that always seemed to require some attention.
You're not missing anything with no pictures of Marmottes as you are not going to see them unless you go very late season or in the summer. Even then they will be at a distance. Likewise for chamois goats.
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My 10 year old son is most interested in his dad's mountain leader book and another on avalanches. I'm not sure on exact titles though, sorry. My son loves a good fact book though so a ski one would be great!
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Like the Ladybird books which enjoyed an ironic revival last Christmas (eg 'mindfulness' and 'hangover'), Haynes publish 'manuals' on all sorts. Not quite the workshop manuals we might remember, but a bit tongue-in-cheek.
If anyone does know an accessible book on mountain weather, I'd be interested for myself if not for the children.
Tom
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@tomj, maybe you should post that in the weather thread Tom. The snowheads that post regularly on there will probably have some ideas.
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FAQ
It has lots of nice pictures of adults and children enjoying the snow, some accessible text which covers a very wide range of subjects. Nothing on mountain weather, and no pictures of marmottes but you can't have everything 
