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White Heat : The Extreme Skiing Life by Wayne Johnson (2007, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAtria Books

ISBN-100743287339

ISBN-139780743287333

eBay Product ID (ePID)59633466

Product Key Features

Book TitleWhite Heat : the Extreme Skiing Life

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSkiing, Winter Sports, Extreme Sports, Snowboarding, Sports

Publication Year2007

GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorWayne Johnson

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight18.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-025811

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal796.93

Table Of ContentContents Author's Noteix Introduction1 Avalanche Control On Duty with Dynamite Girl17 Racing Money, Magic, and a Whole Lotta Moxie55 The Curious and Arcane World of Nordic Ski Jumping Up, Up, and Away!113 Who Lives in East Bumblerut, Idaho, and other West of the Hudson Mysteries The Extreme Skiing Head Count173 Mountain Patrol A Day in the Life...219 Riders, the New Kids on the Block Airdogs, Arctic Cougars, C3POs; Gangstars, Hoedads, Bettys, and Beavers267 Powderbirds Steep and Deep, the Final Frontier305 Acknowledgments337

SynopsisWith humor and insight, Johnson presents a thrilling exploration of the sport of extreme skiing, with heart-pounding accounts of people who risk their lives on the fastest, most dangerous slopes around the world., "Three turns into the race your heart is beating two hundred times a minute.... Rocketing directly at the gate, you hold your glide into that dangerous red zone, and at the last nanosecond, you roll your skis on edge ... On this giant slalom course, Alpine racing's gold standard, you have fifty such gates to get around, and here you are, eating up energy like a fighter jet on turn three.... Time is the enemy here, and the straightest line is the Holy Grail." Book jacket., White Heatis 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. Often obsessed and possibly crazy, extreme skiers and snowboarders are having the time of their lives facing death-defying challenges. But the extreme skiing life isn't just about the quest to finish first; it's a lifestyle made up of insane jumps, bone-breaking speeds, and world records -- not to mention the wild off-mountain social world, the flamboyant gear and slang completely unique to it, and, of course, the remarkable history of the racing champions and events that is its backdrop. Wayne Johnson, former competitive skier and acclaimed novelist, takes us into the cult of extreme skiing populated by stars such as one-eyed jumping champion Jerry Martin, who held the North American distance record for more than a decade, and Vinko Bogataj, whose world-famous wipeout on ABC's Wide World of Sports gave rise to the expression "pulling a Vinko." Here are real-life adventures, everything from Shane McConkey ski BASE jumping the Eiger in Switzerland to Shawn White, the Flying Tomato, throwing 1260s in the halfpipe. Johnson, who has spent a lifetime on the mountains, also puts you in his boots when recounting goose-bump- inducing tales of high-speed downhill racing, Nordic jumping competitions, avalanche control, and the hip, ripping world of snowboarding. If you've ever wondered what kind of nut would willingly choose to fly off a twenty-story ski jump, or have ever dreamed of living outside the usual boundaries, or just like to read about people having life-expanding adventures, thenWhite Heatis an exhilarating thrill ride that will leave you breathless., "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. Often obsessed and possibly crazy, extreme skiers and snowboarders are having the time of their lives facing death-defying challenges. But the extreme skiing life isn't just about the quest to finish first; it's a lifestyle made up of insane jumps, bone-breaking speeds, and world records -- not to mention the wild off-mountain social world, the flamboyant gear and slang completely unique to it, and, of course, the remarkable history of the racing champions and events that is its backdrop. Wayne Johnson, former competitive skier and acclaimed novelist, takes us into the cult of extreme skiing populated by stars such as one-eyed jumping champion Jerry Martin, who held the North American distance record for more than a decade, and Vinko Bogataj, whose world-famous wipeout on ABC's Wide World of Sports gave rise to the expression "pulling a Vinko." Here are real-life adventures, everything from Shane McConkey ski BASE jumping the Eiger in Switzerland to Shawn White, the Flying Tomato, throwing 1260s in the halfpipe. Johnson, who has spent a lifetime on the mountains, also puts you in his boots when recounting goose-bump- inducing tales of high-speed downhill racing, Nordic jumping competitions, avalanche control, and the hip, ripping world of snowboarding. If you've ever wondered what kind of nut would willingly choose to fly off a twenty-story ski jump, or have ever dreamed of living outside the usual boundaries, or just like to read about people having life-expandingadventures, then "White Heat" is an exhilarating thrill ride that will leave you breathless.

LC Classification NumberGV854.J544 2007