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I'm looking for some good ski novels for my family and friends for Christmas. Everything I'm finding is non-fiction. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I suspect they will be few and far between.
I could knock you one out though if you give me a couple of weeks. So I know where to head with it, what do you want from it? Humour? Raunchy? Evil? Save the world plot (I'm sure I could manage it)? Feel good (not so sure about that though, but I'd give it a shot)?
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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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Try The Ski Bum by Roman Gary. It's out of print but copies can be had very cheaply on Amazon marketplace. It isn't strictly a book about skiing but the main character is a skier and there are a lot nice passages about skiing. Written in the 60s and a little bit trippy. Definitely worth a look.
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khbeach, A really interesting question. I read lots and OHMSS is the only one I can think of I have read with decent skiing in it and it is pretty old school skiing at that. So much more great literature about climbing it seems.
Searching Abebooks I have found "Death goes on Skis" by Nancy Spain and "Dead men don't ski" by Patricia Moyes...
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khbeach, welcome to  's
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khbeach, Good? No idea, not read it , but this was advertised in Courchevel last winter :
http://www.clampedthenovel.co.uk/
Author is a boarder so...............what?!
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khbeach, remember reading one years ago, I think it might have been called parallel lines. It was ( 4 letters, anagram of carp).
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Jon Trigell who used to work for Natives.co.uk is writing (or has written) his second novel at the moment I believe. It is called Cham and is based in Chamonix.
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Hammond Innes' "The Lonely Skier"?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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skisimon, I'm already writing my own ski story 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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p.s. welcome to snowHeads, khbeach
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You know it makes sense.
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www.aspectjournal.com is a site of ski stories written by skiers. I know it isn't exactly what you asked for but it is good reading. If anyone writes they can submit their stories to the site.
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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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"another long day on the piste" by will randall caught my eye in waterstones a couple of weeks ago and provided some mildly amusing enteraintment for a few hours. Pretty un-salacious however for a boook about a season in the french apls.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Checkout my novel, Snow Waste.
The following is what reviewers are saying about Snow Waste that should give you an idea of what the book is about. You can also visit the book's Web site at www.snowwaste.com.
Great Characters...“Lovable Maine characters."
Unforgettable Characters...“The characters in Snow Waste live still in my memory.”
Maine Setting...“The setting is pure Bethel (Maine).”
Wonderful Story...”A great story line."
Corporate Suspense...“Reflects almost to a tee the battle between ski areas and environmentalists.”
Environmental Intrigue...”Sure to delight anti-establishment viewpoints.”
Ski Resort Underground...“Seedy underbelly of ski resort management.”
__________________
Michael E. Bemis
Author
Snow Waste - A Maine Novel
michaelebemis@snowwaste.com
www.snowwaste.com
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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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meb, Welcome to SnowHeads! What a highly original first post  .
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| DarkSummer wrote: |
| Jon Trigell who used to work for Natives.co.uk is writing (or has written) his second novel at the moment I believe. It is called Cham and is based in Chamonix. |
I have just ordered this on Amazon for £3.75 its about a seasonaire in Chamonix.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Waterstones have it too, well my local one did - it's now in my hot sticky hands
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Bode Miller's autobiography is well worth a read.
Not fiction though.
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Cham is a good read especially if you know the place, one review says its misogynistic, that will be cham then.
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khbeach, hey, you wouldn't happen to be a good friend of meb would ya? Just a thought. Hope the film is as good as the book.
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Death in Kashmir - MM Kaye. Nice insight into skiing pre lifts (and how it still is in much of the Himalaya, even where they advertise winter sports), and a good mystery.
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| DarkSummer wrote: |
| Jon Trigell who used to work for Natives.co.uk is writing (or has written) his second novel at the moment I believe. It is called Cham and is based in Chamonix. |
I've just finished this. The plot's a bit over-fanciful, but it's beautifully written. I'd be interested to know what SZK thinks of it.
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jbob, The first book, Boy A, has been adapted for television - it's on Channel 4, on Monday at 9pm. It's had very good preview comments (and there's an interview with Trigell in the new Radio Times.)
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I have just finished two novels
"Chundering off Chairlifts" and " Toilet facilities at the top of the Lauberhorn"
The first I have experience of and is really an autobiography. The second I have to thank Snowbird and RachelQ for their input.
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Smokin Joe,
The portaloos were full of crap and we did warn all around not to eat yellow snow!
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