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Jackson Hole, WY: Rink House Productions, 2013. First edition (stated). Octavo in white DJ, black spine, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates, chiefly b&w illustrations (some color), maps; 23 cm. Utterly tender rubbing to corners, extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, bright pages, tight binding, extremely mild wear to DJ corners, utterly gentle rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, faint soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(+) to Fine in Near Fine(+) DJ. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780989973205

Signed by author. Contents: Introduction: The powder life -- Part I: Chapter one. The road to Stevens -- Chapter two. A brief history -- Chapter three. The skiing life -- Chapter four. The great melt -- Chapter five. The man with the three first names -- Chapter six. The signal and the response -- Chapter seven. The beginning -- Chapter eight. The movement -- Chapter nine. On the road -- Part II: Chapter ten. The Beast -- Chapter eleven. A castle of many rivers -- Chapter twelve. La Meije -- Chapter thirteen. The controlling parameter -- Chapter fourteen. The carbon count -- Chapter fifteen. Energiewende -- Chapter sixteen. The age of humans -- Chapter seventeen. The yellow brick road -- Endnotes. Snow -- Environmental aspects, Climatic changes, Skis and skiing.